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SUBMITTER: Gobena D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5410831 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gobena Daniel D Shimels Mahdere M Rich Patrick J PJ Ruyter-Spira Carolien C Bouwmeester Harro H Kanuganti Satish S Mengiste Tesfaye T Ejeta Gebisa G
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20170410 17
<i>Striga</i> is a major biotic constraint to sorghum production in semiarid tropical Africa and Asia. Genetic resistance to this parasitic weed is the most economically feasible control measure. Mutant alleles at the <i>LGS1</i> (<i>LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1</i>) locus drastically reduce <i>Striga</i> germination stimulant activity. We provide evidence that the responsible gene at <i>LGS1</i> codes for an enzyme annotated as a sulfotransferase and show that functional loss of this gene result ...[more]