OsLAP6/OsPKS1, an orthologue of Arabidopsis PKSA/LAP6, is critical for proper pollen exine formation.

Ting ZouQiao XiaoWenjie LiTao LuoGuoqiang YuanZhiyuan HeMingxing LiuQiao LiPeizhou XuJun ZhuYueyang LiangQiming DengShiquan WangAiping ZhengLingxia WangPing LiShuangcheng Li

Published in: Rice (New York, N.Y.) (2017)

OsLAP6/OsPKS1 is a critical molecular switch for rice male fertility by participating in a conserved sporopollenin precursor biosynthetic pathway in land plants. Manipulation of OsLAP6/OsPKS1 has potential for application in hybrid rice breeding.

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transcription factor
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