A G-protein pathway determines grain size in rice

Grain size is a major determinant of cereal yield. Here the authors characterize five subunits of the rice heterotrimeric G proteins and find that manipulating the three Gγ proteins can achieve designed grain size, which provides a predictable approach to improving grain yield and quality.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shengyuan Sun, Lei Wang, Hailiang Mao, Lin Shao, Xianghua Li, Jinghua Xiao, Yidan Ouyang, Qifa Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03141-y