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Albino T-DNA tomato mutant reveals a key function of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS1) in plant development and survival.
Scientific reports - 28 Mar 2017
García-Alcázar Manuel, Giménez Estela, Pineda Benito, Capel Carmen, García-Sogo Begoña, Sánchez Sibilla, Yuste-Lisbona Fernando J, Angosto Trinidad, Capel Juan, Moreno Vicente, Lozano Rafael
Abstract excerpt
Photosynthetic activity is indispensable for plant growth and survival and it depends on the synthesis of plastidial isoprenoids as chlorophylls and carotenoids. In the non-mevalonate pathway (MEP), the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase 1 (DXS1) enzyme has been postulated to catalyze the rate-limiting step in the formation of plastidial isoprenoids. In tomato, the function of DXS1 has only been studied in...
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