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A plant DNA ligase is an important determinant of seed longevity.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2010
Waterworth Wanda M, Masnavi Ghzaleh, Bhardwaj Rajni M, Jiang Qing, Bray Clifford M, West Christopher E
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DNA repair is important for maintaining genome integrity. In plants, DNA damage accumulated in the embryo of seeds is repaired early in imbibition, and is important for germination performance and seed longevity. An essential step in most repair pathways is the DNA ligase-mediated rejoining of single- and double-strand breaks. Eukaryotes possess multiple DNA ligase enzymes, each having distinct roles in cellular...
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