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Role of farnesyltransferase in ABA regulation of guard cell anion channels and plant water loss.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 9 Oct 1998
Pei Z M, Ghassemian M, Kwak C M, McCourt P, Schroeder J I
Abstract excerpt
Desiccation of plants during drought can be detrimental to agricultural production. The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) reduces water loss by triggering stomatal pore closure in leaves, a process requiring ion-channel modulation by cytoplasmic proteins. Deletion of the Arabidopsis farnesyltransferase gene ERA1 or application of farnesyltransferase inhibitors resulted in ABA hypersensitivity of guard cell...
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