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A DUF-246 family glycosyltransferase-like gene affects male fertility and the biosynthesis of pectic arabinogalactans.
BMC plant biology - 18 Apr 2016
Stonebloom Solomon, Ebert Berit, Xiong Guangyan, Pattathil Sivakumar, Birdseye Devon, Lao Jeemeng, Pauly Markus, Hahn Michael G, Heazlewood Joshua L, Scheller Henrik Vibe
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BACKGROUND: Pectins are a group of structurally complex plant cell wall polysaccharides whose biosynthesis and function remain poorly understood. The pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I) has two types of arabinogalactan side chains, type-I and type-II arabinogalactans. To date few enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of pectin have been described. Here we report the identification of a highly...
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