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Uric acid accumulation in an Arabidopsis urate oxidase mutant impairs seedling establishment by blocking peroxisome maintenance.
The Plant cell - 1 Jul 2014
Hauck Oliver K, Scharnberg Jana, Escobar Nieves Medina, Wanner Gerhard, Giavalisco Patrick, Witte Claus-Peter
Abstract excerpt
Purine nucleotides can be fully catabolized by plants to recycle nutrients. We have isolated a urate oxidase (uox) mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana that accumulates uric acid in all tissues, especially in the developing embryo. The mutant displays a reduced germination rate and is unable to establish autotrophic growth due to severe inhibition of cotyledon development and nutrient mobilization from the lipid...
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