2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Studies on a strigolactone-related new hormone-like compound
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24657024
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Plant molecular biology/Plant physiology
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 植物ホルモン / 成長生理 |
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| Research Abstract |
Karrikins are butenolide-containing compounds that are produced by burning vegetation. They were discovered by their ability to induce germination of plant seeds of which dormancy is broken after a forest fire. Karrikins induce germination of various plants including Arabidopsis. Studies have suggested that karrikins act through D14LIKE, an alpha, beta-hydrolase family protein, and that plants have a karrikin-related new plant hormone-like compound. In this study, we have isolated new mutants that resemble the d14like mutant in appearance in order to study the D14LIKE pathway in detail.
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