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A knockdown mutation of YELLOW-GREEN LEAF2 blocks chlorophyll biosynthesis in rice.
Plant cell reports - 1 Dec 2013
Chen Hong, Cheng Zhijun, Ma Xiaoding, Wu Han, Liu Yanling, Zhou Kunneng, Chen Yilin, Ma Weiwei, Bi Jingcui, Zhang Xin, Guo Xiuping, Wang Jiulin, Lei Cailin, Wu Fuqing, Lin Qibing, Liu Yuqiang, Liu Linglong, Jiang Ling
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KEY MESSAGE: An insert mutation of YELLOW-GREEN LEAF2 , encoding Heme Oxygenase 1 , results in significant reduction of its transcript levels, and therefore impairs chlorophyll biosynthesis in rice. Heme oxygenase (HO) in higher plants catalyzes the degradation of heme to synthesize phytochrome precursor and its roles conferring the photoperiodic control of flowering in rice have been revealed. However, its...
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