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The Tomato MIXTA-Like Transcription Factor Coordinates Fruit Epidermis Conical Cell Development and Cuticular Lipid Biosynthesis and Assembly.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2015
Lashbrooke Justin, Adato Avital, Lotan Orfa, Alkan Noam, Tsimbalist Tatiana, Rechav Katya, Fernandez-Moreno Josefina-Patricia, Widemann Emilie, Grausem Bernard, Pinot Franck, Granell Antonio, Costa Fabrizio, Aharoni Asaph
Abstract excerpt
The epidermis of aerial plant organs is the primary source of building blocks forming the outer surface cuticular layer. To examine the relationship between epidermal cell development and cuticle assembly in the context of fruit surface, we investigated the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) MIXTA-like gene. MIXTA/MIXTA-like proteins, initially described in snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) petals, are known regulators...
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