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ONION2 fatty acid elongase is required for shoot development in rice.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Feb 2013
Tsuda Katsutoshi, Akiba Takafumi, Kimura Fumiko, Ishibashi Mayu, Moriya Chihiro, Nakagawa Kiyotaka, Kurata Nori, Ito Yukihiro
Abstract excerpt
A plant's surface is covered with epicuticular wax, which protects plants from inappropriate environmental conditions such as drought and pathogen attack. Very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are the main component of epicuticular wax on the surface of above-ground organs. Here we show that a fatty acid elongase catalyzing an elongation reaction of VLCFAs is required for shoot development in rice. onion2 (oni2)...
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