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SUBMITTER: McAdam SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4583606 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McAdam Scott A M SA Sussmilch Frances C FC Brodribb Timothy J TJ Ross John J JJ
AoB PLANTS 20150727
Mutants deficient in the phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) have been instrumental in determining not only the biosynthetic pathway for this hormone, but also its physiological role in land plants. The wilty mutant of Pisum sativum is one of the classical, well-studied ABA-deficient mutants; however, this mutant remains uncharacterized at a molecular level. Using a candidate gene approach, we show that the wilty mutation affects the xanthoxin dehydrogenase step in ABA biosynthesis. To date, this s ...[more]