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E+ subgroup PPR protein defective kernel 36 is required for multiple mitochondrial transcripts editing and seed development in maize and Arabidopsis.
The New phytologist - 1 Jun 2017
Wang Gang, Zhong Mingyu, Shuai Bilian, Song Jiandong, Zhang Jie, Han Liang, Ling Huiling, Tang Yuanping, Wang Guifeng, Song Rentao
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria are semi-autonomous organelles that are the powerhouse of the cells. Plant mitochondrial RNA editing guided by pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins is essential for energy production. We identify a maize defective kernel mutant dek36, which produces small and collapsed kernels, leading to embryos and/or seedlings lethality. Seed filling in dek36 is drastically impaired, in line with the defects...
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