OsDGD2β is the Sole Digalactosyldiacylglycerol Synthase Gene Highly Expressed in Anther, and its Mutation Confers Male Sterility in Rice

Abstract Background Digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) is one of the major lipids found predominantly in the photosynthetic membrane of cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae and higher plants. DGDG, along with MGDG (Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol), forms the matrix in thylakoid membrane of chloroplast, provi...

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Main Authors: Rasbin Basnet, Nazim Hussain, Qingyao Shu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-08-01
Series:Rice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12284-019-0320-z