Overexpression of an EaZIP gene devoid of transit peptide sequence induced leaf variegation in tobacco.

Leaf variegation is an ornamental trait that is not only biologically but also economically important. In our previous study, a Mg-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester cyclase homologue, EaZIP (Epipremnum aureum leucine zipper) was found to be associated with leaf variegation in Epipremnum aureum (Lin...

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Main Authors: Xiayu Guan, Zhijian Li, Zhiliang Zhang, Xiangying Wei, Jiahua Xie, Jianjun Chen, Qingxi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5397061?pdf=render