Brassinosteroid

Functional divergence of BAK1 genes from Brassica rapa in regulating plant architecture

S. Zhang, Li, C., Li, Q., Wang, Q. N., Huang, S. H., Zhang, Y. F., and Wang, X. F., Functional divergence of BAK1 genes from Brassica rapa in regulating plant architecture, vol. 14, pp. 14587-14596, 2015.

BAK1 is a co-receptor of BRI1 in early signaling pathways mediated by brassinosteroids (BRs) and is thought to play a major role in plant growth and development. As the role of BAK1 has not yet been fully elucidated then further research is required to explore its potential for use in genetic modification to improve crops. In this study, three BAK1 genes from the amphidiploid species Brassica rapa were isolated and their kinase functions were predicted following DNA sequence analysis.

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