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An-1 encodes a basic helix-loop-helix protein that regulates awn development, grain size, and grain number in rice.
The Plant cell - 1 Sept 2013
Luo Jianghong, Liu Hui, Zhou Taoying, Gu Benguo, Huang Xuehui, Shangguan Yingying, Zhu Jingjie, Li Yan, Zhao Yan, Wang Yongchun, Zhao Qiang, Wang Ahong, Wang Ziqun, Sang Tao, Wang Zixuan, Han Bin
Abstract excerpt
Long awns are important for seed dispersal in wild rice (Oryza rufipogon), but are absent in cultivated rice (Oryza sativa). The genetic mechanism involved in loss-of-awn in cultivated rice remains unknown. We report here the molecular cloning of a major quantitative trait locus, An-1, which regulates long awn formation in O. rufipogon. An-1 encodes a basic helix-loop-helix protein, which regulates cell division....
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