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Functional characterization of the apple MhGAI1 gene through ectopic expression and grafting experiments in tomatoes.
Journal of plant physiology - 15 Feb 2012
Wang Shuang-Shuang, Liu Ze-Zhou, Sun Chao, Shi Qing-Hua, Yao Yu-Xin, You Chun-Xiang, Hao Yu-Jin
Abstract excerpt
DELLA proteins are essential components of GA signal transduction. MhGAI1 was isolated from the tea crabapple (Malus hupehensis Redh. var. pingyiensis), and it was found to encode a DELLA protein. Mhgai1 is a GA-insensitive allele that was artificially generated via a bridge-PCR approach. Ectopic expression of Mhgai1 reduced plant stature, decreased spontaneous fruit-set-ratio and enhanced drought-tolerance in...
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