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Mutation of the rice Narrow leaf1 gene, which encodes a novel protein, affects vein patterning and polar auxin transport.
Plant physiology - 1 Aug 2008
Qi Jing, Qian Qian, Bu Qingyun, Li Shuyu, Chen Qian, Sun Jiaqiang, Liang Wenxing, Zhou Yihua, Chu Chengcai, Li Xugang, Ren Fugang, Palme Klaus, Zhao Bingran, Chen Jinfeng, Chen Mingsheng, Li Chuanyou
Abstract excerpt
The size and shape of the plant leaf is an important agronomic trait. To understand the molecular mechanism governing plant leaf shape, we characterized a classic rice (Oryza sativa) dwarf mutant named narrow leaf1 (nal1), which exhibits a characteristic phenotype of narrow leaves. In accordance with reduced leaf blade width, leaves of nal1 contain a decreased number of longitudinal veins. Anatomical...
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