GeneticsThe Plant CellPeer-reviewed
Maize Brittle Stalk2-Like3, encoding a COBRA protein, functions in cell wall formation and carbohydrate partitioning
Benjamin T Julius, Tyler McCubbin, Rachel A. Mertz…·David M. Braun
This study identifies BK2L3, a COBRA family gene, as essential for cell wall formation and carbohydrate partitioning in maize, linking cellulose deposition to phloem function and plant growth.
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