Rice KORPOKKUR gene is expressed in mitotic cells and regulates pleiotropic features during vegetative phase.

Cell division is important for organisms to grow and repair damaged tissues. A mutant screen in rice has identified dwarf korpokkur (kor) mutants that code for a novel protein potentially involved in mitosis including cytokinesis in rice. The KOR gene is expressed during the mitotic phase and a defect in the KOR gene induces cells with two nuclei. Analysis of kor mutants suggests that the KOR gene promotes cell division in the rice leaf primordia for a period after initiation, and maintains proper cell morphology especially in non-meristematic tissues. Additionally, kor mutants showed a delayed transition from juvenile phase to adult phase. Future research will shed light on the relationship between the mitotic defect and other features observed in the kor mutants. © 2024 Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology.

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Kaito Chiba, Takumi Tezuka, Hiroetsu Wabiko, Yasuo Nagato, Nobuhiro Nagasawa, Namiko Satoh-Nagasawa. Rice KORPOKKUR gene is expressed in mitotic cells and regulates pleiotropic features during vegetative phase. Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan). 2024 Jun 25;41(2):121-127

PMID: 39463770

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