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BIN4, a novel component of the plant DNA topoisomerase VI complex, is required for endoreduplication in Arabidopsis.
The Plant cell - 1 Nov 2007
Breuer Christian, Stacey Nicola J, West Christopher E, Zhao Yunde, Chory Joanne, Tsukaya Hirokazu, Azumi Yoshitaka, Maxwell Anthony, Roberts Keith, Sugimoto-Shirasu Keiko
Abstract excerpt
How plant organs grow to reach their final size is an important but largely unanswered question. Here, we describe an Arabidopsis thaliana mutant, brassinosteroid-insensitive4 (bin4), in which the growth of various organs is dramatically reduced. Small organ size in bin4 is primarily caused by reduced cell expansion associated with defects in increasing ploidy by endoreduplication. Raising nuclear DNA content in...
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