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Expression of mitochondrial gene fragments within the tapetum induce male sterility by limiting the biogenesis of the respiratory machinery in transgenic tobacco.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Feb 2012
Shaya Felix, Gaiduk Svetlana, Keren Ido, Shevtsov Sofia, Zemah Hanita, Belausov Eduard, Evenor Dalia, Reuveni Moshe, Ostersetzer-Biran Oren
Abstract excerpt
Plant mitochondrial genomes (mtDNAs) are large and undergo frequent recombination events. A common phenotype that emerges as a consequence of altered mtDNA structure is cytoplasmic-male sterility (CMS). The molecular basis for CMS remains unclear, but it seems logical that altered respiration activities would result in reduced pollen production. Analysis of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) mtDNAs indicated that...
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