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The thanatos mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana cellulose synthase 3 (AtCesA3) has a dominant-negative effect on cellulose synthesis and plant growth.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2009
Daras Gerasimos, Rigas Stamatis, Penning Bryan, Milioni Dimitra, McCann Maureen C, Carpita Nicholas C, Fasseas Constantinos, Hatzopoulos Polydefkis
Abstract excerpt
Genetic functional analyses of mutants in plant genes encoding cellulose synthases (CesAs) have suggested that cellulose deposition requires the activity of multiple CesA proteins. Here, a genetic screen has led to the identification of thanatos (than), a semi-dominant mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana with impaired growth of seedlings. Homozygous seedlings of than germinate and grow but do not survive. In contrast...
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