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The phytocalpain defective kernel 1 is a novel Arabidopsis growth regulator whose activity is regulated by proteolytic processing.
The Plant cell - 1 Oct 2008
Johnson Kim Leonie, Faulkner Christine, Jeffree Chris Edward, Ingram Gwyneth Christina
Abstract excerpt
The role of the unique plant calpain Defective Kernel 1 (DEK1) in development has remained unclear due to the severity of mutant phenotypes. Here, we used complementation studies of the embryo-lethal mutant to dissect DEK1 protein behavior and to show that DEK1 plays a key role in growth regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana. We show that although full-length DEK1 protein localizes to membranes, it undergoes...
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