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SUBMITTER: Wang ZW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3638831 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Zhi Wei ZW De Wang Chuan C Gao Lei L Mei Shi Yong SY Zhou Yuan Y Xiang Chang Ping CP Wang Ting T
Journal of experimental botany 20130401 7
The practice of hybridization has greatly contributed to the increase in crop productivity. A major component that exploits heterosis in crops is the cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS)/nucleus-controlled fertility restoration (Rf) system. Through positional cloning, it is shown that heterozygous alleles (RsRf3-1/RsRf3-2) encoding pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins are responsible for restoring fertility to cytoplasmic male-sterile radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Furthermore, it was found that h ...[more]