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Wax crystal-sparse leaf 3 encoding a β-ketoacyl-CoA reductase is involved in cuticular wax biosynthesis in rice.
Plant cell reports - 1 Aug 2016
Gan Lu, Wang Xiaole, Cheng Zhijun, Liu Linglong, Wang Jiulin, Zhang Zhe, Ren Yulong, Lei Cailin, Zhao Zhichao, Zhu Shanshan, Lin Qibing, Wu Fuqing, Guo Xiuping, Wang Jie, Zhang Xin, Wan Jianmin
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: WSL3 encodes β-ketoacyl-CoA reductase (KCR) in rice, in a similar way to YBR159w in yeast, and is essential for VLCFA biosynthesis and leaf wax accumulation. Cuticular waxes on plant surfaces limit non-stomatal water loss, protect plants against deposits of dust and impose a physical barrier to pathogen infection. We identified a wax-deficient mutant of rice, wax crystal-sparse leaf 3 (wsl3), which...
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