opaque-15, a maize mutation with properties of a defective opaque-2 modifier.

doi:10.1073/pnas.92.6.1931

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opaque-15, a maize mutation with properties of a defective opaque-2 modifier.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Mar 1995

Dannenhoffer J M, Bostwick D E, Or E, Larkins B A

Abstract excerpt

An opaque mutation was identified that reduces gamma-zein synthesis in maize endosperm. The mutation, opaque-15, causes a 2- to 3-fold reduction in gamma-zein mRNA and protein synthesis and reduces the proportion of the 27-kDa gamma-zein A gene transcript. Although the protein bodies in opaque-15...

Topics

DNA, Plant
Heterozygote
Immunohistochemistry
Microbodies
Microscopy, Immunoelectron
Mutation
Plant Proteins
RNA, Plant
Seeds
Species Specificity
Zea mays
Zein

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