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A missense mutation in the transmembrane domain of CESA9 affects cell wall biosynthesis and plant growth in rice.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Nov 2012
Wang Daofeng, Yuan Shoujiang, Yin Liang, Zhao Jinfeng, Guo Baotai, Lan Jinhao, Li Xueyong
Abstract excerpt
Rice is a model organism in poaceae plants to study cell wall biosynthesis. In this study, a mutant S1-60 isolated from an EMS mutagenized japonica cultivar Nipponbare, is characterized by brittle culms that can be easily broken by bending. The reduction in mechanical strength was due to defect in thickening of the sclerenchyma cell wall. The amount of cellulose in S1-60 culms was reduced to 44.7% of that of...
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