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An ATP-binding cassette subfamily G full transporter is essential for the retention of leaf water in both wild barley and rice.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Jul 2011
Chen Guoxiong, Komatsuda Takao, Ma Jian Feng, Nawrath Christiane, Pourkheirandish Mohammad, Tagiri Akemi, Hu Yin-Gang, Sameri Mohammad, Li Xinrong, Zhao Xin, Liu Yubing, Li Chao, Ma Xiaoying, Wang Aidong, Nair Sudha, Wang Ning, Miyao Akio, Sakuma Shun, Yamaji Naoki, Zheng Xiuting, Nevo Eviatar
Abstract excerpt
Land plants have developed a cuticle preventing uncontrolled water loss. Here we report that an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) subfamily G (ABCG) full transporter is required for leaf water conservation in both wild barley and rice. A spontaneous mutation, eibi1.b, in wild barley has a low capacity to retain leaf water, a phenotype associated with reduced cutin deposition and a thin cuticle. Map-based cloning...
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