<i>Stocky1</i>, a Novel Gene Involved in Maize Seedling Development and Cuticle Integrity
The cuticle is the plant’s outermost layer that covers the surfaces of aerial parts. This structure is composed of a variety of aliphatic molecules and is well-known for its protective role against biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Mutants with a permeable cuticle show developmental defects suc...
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| author | Angelo Gaiti Stefano Sangiorgio Franco Faoro Carlo Massimo Pozzi Giuseppe Gavazzi Salvatore Roberto Pilu |
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| description | The cuticle is the plant’s outermost layer that covers the surfaces of aerial parts. This structure is composed of a variety of aliphatic molecules and is well-known for its protective role against biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Mutants with a permeable cuticle show developmental defects such as organ fusions and altered seed germination and viability. In this study, we identified a novel maize mutant, <i>stocky1</i>, with unique features: lethal at the seedling stage, and showing a severely dwarfed phenotype, due to a defective cuticle. For the first time, the mutant was tentatively mapped to chromosome 5, bin 5.04. The mutant phenotype investigated in this work has the potential to contribute to the elucidation of the role of the cuticle during plant development. The possibility of controlling this trait is of relevance in the context of climate change, as it may contribute to tolerance to abiotic stresses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95e3599bfbb540ed813a07f810ca49922023-11-30T23:49:47ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-03-0111784710.3390/plants11070847<i>Stocky1</i>, a Novel Gene Involved in Maize Seedling Development and Cuticle IntegrityAngelo Gaiti0Stefano Sangiorgio1Franco Faoro2Carlo Massimo Pozzi3Giuseppe Gavazzi4Salvatore Roberto Pilu5Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, ItalyThe cuticle is the plant’s outermost layer that covers the surfaces of aerial parts. This structure is composed of a variety of aliphatic molecules and is well-known for its protective role against biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Mutants with a permeable cuticle show developmental defects such as organ fusions and altered seed germination and viability. In this study, we identified a novel maize mutant, <i>stocky1</i>, with unique features: lethal at the seedling stage, and showing a severely dwarfed phenotype, due to a defective cuticle. For the first time, the mutant was tentatively mapped to chromosome 5, bin 5.04. The mutant phenotype investigated in this work has the potential to contribute to the elucidation of the role of the cuticle during plant development. The possibility of controlling this trait is of relevance in the context of climate change, as it may contribute to tolerance to abiotic stresses.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/847plant cuticleseedling developmentmaize cuticle |
| spellingShingle | Angelo Gaiti Stefano Sangiorgio Franco Faoro Carlo Massimo Pozzi Giuseppe Gavazzi Salvatore Roberto Pilu <i>Stocky1</i>, a Novel Gene Involved in Maize Seedling Development and Cuticle Integrity Plants plant cuticle seedling development maize cuticle |
| title | <i>Stocky1</i>, a Novel Gene Involved in Maize Seedling Development and Cuticle Integrity |
| title_full | <i>Stocky1</i>, a Novel Gene Involved in Maize Seedling Development and Cuticle Integrity |
| title_fullStr | <i>Stocky1</i>, a Novel Gene Involved in Maize Seedling Development and Cuticle Integrity |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Stocky1</i>, a Novel Gene Involved in Maize Seedling Development and Cuticle Integrity |
| title_short | <i>Stocky1</i>, a Novel Gene Involved in Maize Seedling Development and Cuticle Integrity |
| title_sort | i stocky1 i a novel gene involved in maize seedling development and cuticle integrity |
| topic | plant cuticle seedling development maize cuticle |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/847 |
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