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Overexpression of a wheat stearoyl-ACP desaturase (SACPD) gene TaSSI2 in Arabidopsis ssi2 mutant compromise its resistance to powdery mildew.
Gene - 25 Jul 2013
Song Na, Hu Zhaorong, Li Yinghui, Li Chuan, Peng Fuxiang, Yao Yingyin, Peng Huiru, Ni Zhongfu, Xie Chaojie, Sun Qixin
Abstract excerpt
Fatty acids and their derivatives play important roles in plant defense responses. It has been shown that a mutation in a gene encoding one of stearoyl acyl carrier protein fatty acid desaturase isoforms (ssi2 mutant) enhances the resistance of Arabidopsis to multiple pathogens, and similar results were obtained in rice and soybean. However, it is unknown whether the ssi2 mutant is also resistant to powdery...
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