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The Thiamine Biosynthesis Gene THI1 Promotes Nodule Growth and Seed Maturation.
Plant physiology - 1 Nov 2016
Nagae Miwa, Parniske Martin, Kawaguchi Masayoshi, Takeda Naoya
Abstract excerpt
Thiamine (vitamin B1) is essential for living organisms. Unlike animals, plants can synthesize thiamine. In Lotus japonicus, the expression of two thiamine biosynthesis genes, THI1 and THIC, was enhanced by inoculation with rhizobia but not by inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. THIC and THI2 (a THI1 paralog) were expressed in uninoculated leaves. THI2-knockdown plants and the transposon insertion...
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