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Arabidopsis ECERIFERUM9 involvement in cuticle formation and maintenance of plant water status.
Plant physiology - 1 Jul 2012
Lü Shiyou, Zhao Huayan, Des Marais David L, Parsons Eugene P, Wen Xiaoxue, Xu Xiaojing, Bangarusamy Dhinoth K, Wang Guangchao, Rowland Owen, Juenger Thomas, Bressan Ray A, Jenks Matthew A
Abstract excerpt
Mutation of the ECERIFERUM9 (CER9) gene in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) causes elevated amounts of 18-carbon-length cutin monomers and a dramatic shift in the cuticular wax profile (especially on leaves) toward the very-long-chain free fatty acids tetracosanoic acid (C₂₄) and hexacosanoic acid (C₂₆). Relative to the wild type, cer9 mutants exhibit elevated cuticle membrane thickness over epidermal cells and...
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