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Early selection of bZIP73 facilitated adaptation of japonica rice to cold climates.
Nature communications - 17 Aug 2018
Liu Citao, Ou Shujun, Mao Bigang, Tang Jiuyou, Wang Wei, Wang Hongru, Cao Shouyun, Schläppi Michael R, Zhao Bingran, Xiao Guoying, Wang Xiping, Chu Chengcai
Abstract excerpt
Cold stress is a major factor limiting production and geographic distribution of rice (Oryza sativa). Although the growth range of japonica subspecies has expanded northward compared to modern wild rice (O. rufipogon), the molecular basis of the adaptation remains unclear. Here we report bZIP73, a bZIP transcription factor-coding gene with only one functional polymorphism (+511 G>A) between the two subspecies...
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