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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
Histone deacetylases (HDAC) are important in plant gene expression. Here we show that the expression of rice HDAC genes is both tissue/organ-specific, and most of them are responsive to drought or salt stresses. Over-expression of several rice HDACs did not produce any visible phenotype, whereas down-regulation of a few HDAC genes affected different developmental aspects. Specifically, down-regulation of HDA703 by amiRNA reduced rice peduncle elongation and fertility, while inactivation of a closely related homolog HDA710 by RNAi affected vegetative growth. HDA704 RNAi altered plant height and flag leaf morphology. Down-regulation of HDT702 led to the production of narrowed leaves and stems. These data suggest that rice HDAC genes may have divergent developmental functions compared with closely related homologs in Arabidopsis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1090-2104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
388
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
266-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Rice histone deacetylase genes display specific expression patterns and developmental functions.
pubmed:affiliation
National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't