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A role for brassinosteroids in light-dependent development of Arabidopsis.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 19 Apr 1996
Li J, Nagpal P, Vitart V, McMorris T C, Chory J
Abstract excerpt
Although steroid hormones are important for animal development, the physiological role of plant steroids is unknown. The Arabidopsis DET2 gene encodes a protein that shares significant sequence identity with mammalian steroid 5 alpha-reductases. A mutation of glutamate 204, which is absolutely required for the activity of human steroid reductase, abolishes the in vivo activity of DET2 and leads to defects in...
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