GS9 acts as a transcriptional activator to regulate rice grain shape and appearance quality

oleh: Dong-Sheng Zhao, Qian-Feng Li, Chang-Quan Zhang, Chen Zhang, Qing-Qing Yang, Li-Xu Pan, Xin-Yu Ren, Jun Lu, Ming-Hong Gu, Qiao-Quan Liu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-03-01

Deskripsi

Rice grain shape or size is an important trait associated with both yield and appearance quality. Here, the authors identify GS9 as a negative transcription regulator of slender grain and show it can improve grain shape and appearance independently from other previously identified grain size genes.