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RhEXPA4, a rose expansin gene, modulates leaf growth and confers drought and salt tolerance to Arabidopsis.
Planta - 1 Jun 2013
Lü Peitao, Kang Mei, Jiang Xinqiang, Dai Fanwei, Gao Junping, Zhang Changqing
Abstract excerpt
Drought and high salinity are major environmental conditions limiting plant growth and development. Expansin is a cell-wall-loosening protein known to disrupt hydrogen bonds between xyloglucan and cellulose microfibrils. The expression of expansin increases in plants under various abiotic stresses, and plays an important role in adaptation to these stresses. We aimed to investigate the role of the RhEXPA4, a rose...
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