OsBSK3 Positively Regulates Grain Length and Weight by Inhibiting the Phosphatase Activity of OsPPKL1.
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SUBMITTER: Tian P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9229280 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun
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OsBSK3 Positively Regulates Grain Length and Weight by Inhibiting the Phosphatase Activity of OsPPKL1.
Tian Peng P Liu Jiafan J Yan Baohui B Li Shuai S Lei Bin B Shen Rongxin R Lei Cailin C Xu Miaoyun M
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) 20220616 12
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a crucial class of plant hormones that regulate many important agronomic traits in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.); thus, the BR signaling pathway is a very important tool for breeders to improve the grain yield and quantity of rice. Contrary to the well-established BR signaling pathway in <i>Arabidopsis</i>, there are significant gaps in the rice BR signaling pathway, especially the regulation mechanism from OsBSK3 to OsPPKLs and OsGSKs. In this study, we report how <i> ...[more]
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