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A MATE transporter regulates grain size in rice
Zhou et al. discover a molecular mechanism of rice grain size regulation.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad239
By Chunlei Zhou from Nanjing Agricultural University
Background: Grain size is a key factor for determining grain yield. Many genes or quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that regulate…
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Isoform specificity in plant COPII gene families
Chang et al. discover the phenotypic consequences of different isoforms of Coat Protein Complex II genes in the moss Physcomitrium patens.
Background: Vesicles that form on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and are bound for the Golgi apparatus are coated in a complex of proteins known as Coat Protein…