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A novel factor FLOURY ENDOSPERM2 is involved in regulation of rice grain size and starch quality.
The Plant cell - 1 Oct 2010
She Kao-Chih, Kusano Hiroaki, Koizumi Kazuyoshi, Yamakawa Hiromoto, Hakata Makoto, Imamura Tomohiro, Fukuda Masato, Naito Natsuka, Tsurumaki Yumi, Yaeshima Mitsuhiro, Tsuge Tomohiko, Matsumoto Ken'ichiro, Kudoh Mari, Itoh Eiko, Kikuchi Shoshi, Kishimoto Naoki, Yazaki Junshi, Ando Tsuyu, Yano Masahiro, Aoyama Takashi, Sasaki Tadamasa, Satoh Hikaru, Shimada Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
Rice (Oryza sativa) endosperm accumulates a massive amount of storage starch and storage proteins during seed development. However, little is known about the regulatory system involved in the production of storage substances. The rice flo2 mutation resulted in reduced grain size and starch quality. Map-based cloning identified FLOURY ENDOSPERM2 (FLO2), a member of a novel gene family conserved in plants, as the...
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