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An integrated "omics" approach to the characterization of maize (Zea mays L.) mutants deficient in the expression of two genes encoding cytosolic glutamine synthetase.
BMC genomics - 20 Nov 2014
Amiour Nardjis, Imbaud Sandrine, Clément Gilles, Agier Nicolas, Zivy Michel, Valot Benoît, Balliau Thierry, Quilleré Isabelle, Tercé-Laforgue Thérèse, Dargel-Graffin Céline, Hirel Bertrand
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BACKGROUND: To identify the key elements controlling grain production in maize, it is essential to have an integrated view of the responses to alterations in the main steps of nitrogen assimilation by modification of gene expression. Two maize mutant lines (gln1.3 and gln1.4), deficient in two genes encoding cytosolic glutamine synthetase, a key enzyme involved in nitrogen assimilation, were previously...
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