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Knockdown of LjIPT3 influences nodule development in Lotus japonicus.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Jan 2014
Chen Yaping, Chen Wei, Li Xueliu, Jiang Huawu, Wu Pingzhi, Xia Kuaifei, Yang Yali, Wu Guojiang
Abstract excerpt
Cytokinins play important roles in legume-rhizobia symbiosis. Here we report isolation of six genes encoding isopentenyl transferase (IPT) from Lotus japonicus, which catalyze the rate-limiting step of cytokinin biosynthesis. The LjIPT3 gene was found to be up-regulated in infected roots and mature nodules. Histochemical analysis demonstrated expression of Pro(LjIPT3):GUS (β-glucuronidase) in vegetative and...
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