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Overexpression of Arabidopsis ECERIFERUM1 promotes wax very-long-chain alkane biosynthesis and influences plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Plant physiology - 1 May 2011
Bourdenx Brice, Bernard Amélie, Domergue Frédéric, Pascal Stéphanie, Léger Amandine, Roby Dominique, Pervent Marjorie, Vile Denis, Haslam Richard P, Napier Johnathan A, Lessire René, Joubès Jérôme
Abstract excerpt
Land plant aerial organs are covered by a hydrophobic layer called the cuticle that serves as a waterproof barrier protecting plants against desiccation, ultraviolet radiation, and pathogens. Cuticle consists of a cutin matrix as well as cuticular waxes in which very-long-chain (VLC) alkanes are the major components, representing up to 70% of the total wax content in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) leaves....
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