Article
The folylpolyglutamate synthetase plastidial isoform is required for postembryonic root development in Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2011
Srivastava Avinash C, Ramos-Parra Perla A, Bedair Mohamed, Robledo-Hernández Ana L, Tang Yuhong, Sumner Lloyd W, Díaz de la Garza Rocío I, Blancaflor Elison B
Abstract excerpt
A recessive Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutant with short primary roots and root hairs was identified from a forward genetic screen. The disrupted gene in the mutant encoded the plastidial isoform of folylpolyglutamate synthetase (FPGS), previously designated as AtDFB, an enzyme that catalyzes the addition of glutamate residues to the folate molecule to form folylpolyglutamates. The short primary root of...
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