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Homeobox Is Pivotal for OsWUS Controlling Tiller Development and Female Fertility in Rice.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 7 Jul 2016
Mjomba Fredrick Mwamburi, Zheng Yan, Liu Huaqing, Tang Weiqi, Hong Zonglie, Wang Feng, Wu Weiren
Abstract excerpt
OsWUS has recently been shown to be a transcription factor gene critical for tiller development and fertility in rice. The OsWUS protein consists of three conserved structural domains, but their biological functions are still unclear. We discovered a new rice mutant resulting from tissue culture, which hardly produced tillers and exhibited complete female sterility. The male and female floral organs of the mutant...
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