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Transgenic rice expressing a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plasma membrane gene MePMP3-2 exhibits enhanced tolerance to salt and drought stresses

Y. Yu, Cui, Y. C., Ren, C., Rocha, P. S. C. F., Peng, M., Xu, G. Y., Wang, M. L., Xia, X. J., Yu, Y., Cui, Y. C., Ren, C., Rocha, P. S. C. F., Peng, M., Xu, G. Y., Wang, M. L., and Xia, X. J., Transgenic rice expressing a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plasma membrane gene MePMP3-2 exhibits enhanced tolerance to salt and drought stresses, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Plasma membrane proteolipid 3 (PMP3) is a class of small hydrophobic proteins found in many organisms including higher plants. Some plant PMP3 genes have been shown to respond to abiotic stresses and to participate in the processes of plant stress tolerance. In this study, we isolated the cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) MePMP3-2 gene and functionally characterized its role in tolerance to abiotic stress by expressing it in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Haplotypes of qGL3 and their roles in grain size regulation with GS3 alleles in rice

Y. D. Zhang, Zhu, Z., Zhao, Q. Y., Chen, T., Yao, S., Zhou, L. H., Zhao, L., Zhao, C. F., Wang, C. L., Zhang, Y. D., Zhu, Z., Zhao, Q. Y., Chen, T., Yao, S., Zhou, L. H., Zhao, L., Zhao, C. F., Wang, C. L., Zhang, Y. D., Zhu, Z., Zhao, Q. Y., Chen, T., Yao, S., Zhou, L. H., Zhao, L., Zhao, C. F., and Wang, C. L., Haplotypes of qGL3 and their roles in grain size regulation with GS3 alleles in rice, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Grain size is an important trait that directly influences rice yield. The qGL3 and GS3 genes are two putative regulators that play a role in grain size determination. A single rare nucleotide substitution (C→A) at position 1092 in exon 10 of qGL3 might be responsible for variations in grain size. However, little is known about the haplotype variations of qGL3 and their interactions with GS3 during the regulation of grain length and grain weight.

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