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Overexpression of OsSWEET5 in rice causes growth retardation and precocious senescence.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Zhou Yong, Liu Li, Huang Weifeng, Yuan Meng, Zhou Fei, Li Xianghua, Lin Yongjun
Abstract excerpt
As a novel sugar transporter family, SWEETs play important roles in plant growth and development. Here, we characterized a SWEET gene named OsSWEET5 through its overexpression in rice. Heterologous expression assay indicated that OsSWEET5 encoded a galactose transporter in yeast. OsSWEET5-overexpressing plants displayed the phenotypes of growth retardation and precocious senescence at seedling stage. GC-MS...
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