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Melatonin promotes seminal root elongation and root growth in transgenic rice after germination.
Journal of pineal research - 1 Nov 2012
Park Sangkyu, Back Kyoungwhan
Abstract excerpt
The effect of melatonin on root growth after germination was examined in transgenic rice seedlings expressing sheep serotonin N-acetyltransferase (NAT). Enhanced melatonin levels were found in T(3) homozygous seedlings because of the ectopic overexpression of sheep NAT, which is believed to be the rate-limiting enzyme in melatonin biosynthesis in animals. Compared with wild-type rice seeds, the transgenic rice...
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