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Published on: May 21, 2020
Expression of SERK family receptor-like protein kinase genes in rice
Yukihiro Ito1, Kazuhiko Takaya, Nori Kurata
1Plant Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Yata 1111, Mishima, Shizuoka-ken 411-8540, Japan.
Abstract:
Some SERK-family receptor-like protein kinase genes have been shown to confer embryonic competence to cells. In this study, we isolated two novel rice genes, OsSERK1 and OsSERK2, belonging to the SERK-family. OsSERK2 showed constitutive expression. The OsSERK1 promoter showed reporter gene activities in some specific tissues in a germinating seed, leaf and root, but not in a developing embryo. This promoter activity suggests that OsSERK1 may have roles in non-embryonic tissues rather than in the embryo.
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