Lulu Bao, Jihao Si, Mingming Zhai, Na Liu, Haoran Qu, Christian Capulong, Jinyuan Li, Qianqian Liu, Yilin Liu, Chenggang Huang, Maoxi Zhang, Zhengxiong Ao, Aojun Yang, Chao Qin, Dongwei Guo
As a plant-specific endoreplication regulator, the SIAMESE-RELATED ( SMR ) family (a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor) plays an important role in plant growth and development and resistance to stress. Although the genes of the maize ( Zea mays ) SMR family have been studied extensively, the ZmSMR10 (Zm00001eb231280) gene has not been reported. In this study, the function of this gene was characterized by overexpression and silencing. Compared with the control, the transgenic plants exhibited the phenotypes of early maturation, dwarfing, and drought resistance...
March 15, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences