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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Oryza sativa
SUBMITTER: M-J Han
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-2619 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Jung Ki-Hong KH Han Min-Jung MJ Lee Yang-Seok YS Kim Yong-Woo YW Hwang Inhwan I Kim Min-Jeong MJ Kim Yeon-Ki YK Nahm Baek Hie BH An Gynheung G
The Plant cell 20050902 10
The tapetum, the innermost of four sporophytic layers in the anther wall, comes in direct contact with the developing male gametophyte and is thought to play a crucial role in the development and maturation of microspores. Here, we report the identification of rice (Oryza sativa) Undeveloped Tapetum1 (Udt1), which is required for the differentiation of secondary parietal cells to mature tapetal cells. T-DNA or retrotransposon Tos17 insertions in the Udt1 gene caused male sterility. The anther wa ...[more]