Molecular Basis Underlying Male Sterility In bHLH142 Overexpressing Rice
Swee‐Suak Ko, Min-Jeng Li, Yi‐Jyun Lin, Hong-Xian Hsing, Tingting Yang, Tien-Kuan Chen, Chung-Min Jhong, Maurice S. B. Ku
This study shows that overexpressing bHLH142 in rice causes male sterility by triggering premature tapetal programmed cell death, providing a new method for hybrid seed production.
Frontiers in Plant Science · Jul 18, 2017Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology