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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Oryza sativa Japonica group
SUBMITTER: Li Qun
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-9498 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature genetics 20080928 11
Grain-filling, an important trait that contributes greatly to grain weight, is regulated by quantitative trait loci and is associated with crop domestication syndrome. However, the genes and underlying molecular mechanisms controlling crop grain-filling remain elusive. Here we report the isolation and functional analysis of the rice GIF1 (GRAIN INCOMPLETE FILLING 1) gene that encodes a cell-wall invertase required for carbon partitioning during early grain-filling. The cultivated GIF1 gene shows ...[more]