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Plastidic phosphoglucomutase and ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase mutants impair starch synthesis in rice pollen grains and cause male sterility.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Oct 2016
Lee Sang-Kyu, Eom Joon-Seob, Hwang Seon-Kap, Shin Dongjin, An Gynheung, Okita Thomas W, Jeon Jong-Seong
Abstract excerpt
To elucidate the starch synthesis pathway and the role of this reserve in rice pollen, we characterized mutations in the plastidic phosphoglucomutase, OspPGM, and the plastidic large subunit of ADP-glucose (ADP-Glc) pyrophosphorylase, OsAGPL4 Both genes were up-regulated in maturing pollen, a stage when starch begins to accumulate. Progeny analysis of self-pollinated heterozygous lines carrying the OspPGM mutant...
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