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The phosphorylated pathway of serine biosynthesis is essential both for male gametophyte and embryo development and for root growth in Arabidopsis.
The Plant cell - 1 Jun 2013
Cascales-Miñana Borja, Muñoz-Bertomeu Jesús, Flores-Tornero María, Anoman Armand Djoro, Pertusa José, Alaiz Manuel, Osorio Sonia, Fernie Alisdair R, Segura Juan, Ros Roc
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This study characterizes the phosphorylated pathway of Ser biosynthesis (PPSB) in Arabidopsis thaliana by targeting phosphoserine phosphatase (PSP1), the last enzyme of the pathway. Lack of PSP1 activity delayed embryo development, leading to aborted embryos that could be classified as early curled cotyledons. The embryo-lethal phenotype of psp1 mutants could be complemented with PSP1 cDNA under the control of...
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