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Saturated very-long-chain fatty acids promote cotton fiber and Arabidopsis cell elongation by activating ethylene biosynthesis.
The Plant cell - 1 Nov 2007
Qin Yong-Mei, Hu Chun-Yang, Pang Yu, Kastaniotis Alexander J, Hiltunen J Kalervo, Zhu Yu-Xian
Abstract excerpt
Fatty acids are essential for membrane biosynthesis in all organisms and serve as signaling molecules in many animals. Here, we found that saturated very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs; C20:0 to C30:0) exogenously applied in ovule culture medium significantly promoted cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) fiber cell elongation, whereas acetochlor (2-chloro-N-[ethoxymethyl]-N-[2-ethyl-6-methyl-phenyl]-acetamide; ACE), which...
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