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Rice SNF2 family helicase ENL1 is essential for syncytial endosperm development.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2015
Hara Tomomi, Katoh Hirokazu, Ogawa Daisuke, Kagaya Yasuaki, Sato Yutaka, Kitano Hidemi, Nagato Yasuo, Ishikawa Ryo, Ono Akemi, Kinoshita Tetsu, Takeda Shin, Hattori Tsukaho
Abstract excerpt
The endosperm of cereal grains represents the most important source of human nutrition. In addition, the endosperm provides many investigatory opportunities for biologists because of the unique processes that occur during its ontogeny, including syncytial development at early stages. Rice endospermless 1 (enl1) develops seeds lacking an endosperm but carrying a functional embryo. The enl1 endosperm produces...
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