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Identification and functional characterization of two HOOKLESS genes in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).
Journal of plant physiology - 1 Aug 2016
Chaabouni Salma, Pirrello Julien, Liu Mingchun, El-Sharkawy Islam, Roustan Jean-Paul, Bouzayen Mondher
Abstract excerpt
The apical hook of dark-grown dicotyledonous plants results from asymmetric growth of the inner and outer sides of the upper part of the hypocotyl. This protective structure prevents damage of the shoot apical meristem and the young leaves as the seedling pushes through the soil. HOOKLESS (HLS1) of Arabidopsis was recognised as an ethylene response gene whose product is required for hook formation. We cloned two...
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