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| Title |
Ascorbate-Deficient vtc2 Mutants in Arabidopsis Do Not Exhibit Decreased Growth
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Plant Science, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpls.2016.01025 |
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| Authors |
Benson Lim, Nicholas Smirnoff, Christopher S. Cobbett, John F. Golz |
| Abstract |
In higher plants the L-galactose pathway represents the major route for ascorbate biosynthesis. The first committed step of this pathway is catalyzed by the enzyme GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase and is encoded by two paralogs in Arabidopsis - VITAMIN C2 (VTC2) and VTC5. The first mutant of this enzyme, vtc2-1, isolated via an EMS mutagenesis screen, has approximately 20-30% of wildtype ascorbate levels and has been reported to have decreased growth under standard laboratory conditions. Here, we show that a T-DNA insertion into the VTC2 causes a similar reduction in ascorbate levels, but does not greatly affect plant growth. Subsequent segregation analysis revealed the growth defects of vtc2-1 mutants segregate independently of the vtc2-1 mutation. These observations suggest that it is the presence of an independent cryptic mutation that affects growth of vtc2-1 mutants, and not the 70-80% decrease in ascorbate levels that has been assumed in past studies. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 64 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 25% |
| Researcher | 10 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 9% |
| Professor | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 14 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 33 | 52% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 16% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 17 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
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