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A base substitution in OsphyC disturbs its Interaction with OsphyB and affects flowering time and chlorophyll synthesis in rice.
BMC plant biology - 27 Dec 2022
Lin Xiaoli, Huang Yongping, Rao Yuchun, Ouyang Linjuan, Zhou Dahu, Zhu Changlan, Fu Junru, Chen Chunlian, Yin Jianhua, Bian Jianmin, He Haohua, Zou Guoxing, Xu Jie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phytochromes are important photoreceptors in plants, and play essential roles in photomorphogenesis. The functions of PhyA and PhyB in plants have been fully analyzed, while those of PhyC in plant are not well understood. RESULTS: A rice mutant, late heading date 3 (lhd3), was characterized, and the gene LHD3 was identified with a map-based cloning strategy. LHD3 encodes phytochrome C in rice. Animo...
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