2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of a gene for sugar metabolism, which is involved in outgrowth of the second tillers
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24658293
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Applied molecular and cellular biology
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Science |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 糖代謝 / 分げつ / 果糖リン酸化酵素 / イネ |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We characterized a rice monoculm mutant moc2, which showed significantly reduced tiller numbers, pale-green leaves, a reduced growth rate, and a consequent dwarf phenotype. The gene responsible for the moc2 mutant was mapped to a locus encoding cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1). Reverse-transcription PCR for the FBP1 gene amplified a shorter transcript from the moc2 mutant than from the wild-type plant. The moc2 mutant showed a very low level of FBPase activity, suggesting that it involves a loss-of-function mutation of FBP1. Cytosolic FBPase is considered a key enzyme in the sucrose biosynthesis pathway. Defective FBPase activity is anticipated to lead a shortage of sucrose supply, which probably causes the inhibition of tiller bud outgrowth in the moc2 mutant. The monoculm phenotype of the moc2 mutant supports the idea that sucrose supply may be an important cue to outgrow tiller buds.
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| Free Research Field |
植物分子生物学
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