Cloning and characterization of the maize An1 gene.

doi:10.1105/tpc.7.1.75

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Cloning and characterization of the maize An1 gene.

The Plant cell - 1 Jan 1995

Bensen R J, Johal G S, Crane V C, Tossberg J T, Schnable P S, Meeley R B, Briggs S P

Abstract excerpt

The Anther ear1 (An1) gene product is involved in the synthesis of ent-kaurene, the first tetracyclic intermediate in the gibberellin (GA) biosynthetic pathway. Mutations causing the loss of An1 function result in a GA-responsive phenotype that includes reduced plant height, delayed maturity, and...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Cloning, Molecular
DNA, Complementary
Diterpenes
Diterpenes, Kaurane
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Plant Proteins
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Selection, Genetic
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Zea mays

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