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Defective pollen wall is required for anther and microspore development in rice and encodes a fatty acyl carrier protein reductase.
The Plant cell - 1 Jun 2011
Shi Jing, Tan Hexin, Yu Xiao-Hong, Liu Yuanyun, Liang Wanqi, Ranathunge Kosala, Franke Rochus Benni, Schreiber Lukas, Wang Yujiong, Kai Guoying, Shanklin John, Ma Hong, Zhang Dabing
Abstract excerpt
Aliphatic alcohols naturally exist in many organisms as important cellular components; however, their roles in extracellular polymer biosynthesis are poorly defined. We report here the isolation and characterization of a rice (Oryza sativa) male-sterile mutant, defective pollen wall (dpw), which displays defective anther development and degenerated pollen grains with an irregular exine. Chemical analysis revealed...
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