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ZYGOTE-ARREST 3 that encodes the tRNA ligase is essential for zygote division in Arabidopsis.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Sept 2017
Yang Ke-Jin, Guo Lei, Hou Xiu-Li, Gong Hua-Qin, Liu Chun-Ming
Abstract excerpt
In sexual organisms, division of the zygote initiates a new life cycle. Although several genes involved in zygote division are known in plants, how the zygote is activated to start embryogenesis has remained elusive. Here, we showed that a mutation in ZYGOTE-ARREST 3 (ZYG3) in Arabidopsis led to a tight zygote-lethal phenotype. Map-based cloning revealed that ZYG3 encodes the transfer RNA (tRNA) ligase AtRNL,...
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