Minyan Xu, Ying Ni, Yaling Tu, Yanping Wang, Zhi Zhang, Yuhuan Jiao, Xin Zhang
Rice is a crucial food for humans due to its high nutritional value. Phytosterols, essential components of the plant membrane lipid bilayer, play a vital role in plant growth and contribute significantly to lipid-lowering, antitumor, and immunomodulation processes. In this study, SCY1-like protein kinases 2 (SCYL2) was found to be closely related to the accumulation of phytosterols. The levels of campesterol, stigmasterol, and β-sitosterol significantly increased in transgenic rice seeds, husks, and leaves, whereas there was a considerable reduction in scyl2 plants...
March 8, 2024: Plant Science: An International Journal of Experimental Plant Biology