WLP3 Encodes the Ribosomal Protein L18 and Regulates Chloroplast Development in Rice.

ABSTRACT: Plastid ribosomal proteins play a crucial role in the growth and development of plants, mainly in the gene expression and translation of key genes in chloroplasts. While some information is known about the regulatory processes of plastid ribosomal proteins in various plant species, there is limited knowledge about the underlying mechanisms in rice. In this study, ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis was used to generate a new mutant called wlp3 (white leaf and panicle3), characterized by white or albino leaves and panicles, which exhibited this phenotype from the second leaf stage until tillering. Furthermore, after a certain period, the newly emerging leaves developed the same phenotype as the rice variety ZH11, while the albino leaves of wlp3 showed an incomplete chloroplast structur

SUBMITTER: Lu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719208 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature