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RDR1 and SGS3, components of RNA-mediated gene silencing, are required for the regulation of cuticular wax biosynthesis in developing inflorescence stems of Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Aug 2012
Lam Patricia, Zhao Lifang, McFarlane Heather E, Aiga Mytyl, Lam Vivian, Hooker Tanya S, Kunst Ljerka
Abstract excerpt
The cuticle is a protective layer that coats the primary aerial surfaces of land plants and mediates plant interactions with the environment. It is synthesized by epidermal cells and is composed of a cutin polyester matrix that is embedded and covered with cuticular waxes. Recently, we have discovered a novel regulatory mechanism of cuticular wax biosynthesis that involves the ECERIFERUM7 (CER7) ribonuclease, a...
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