Regulatory mutants of the maize Adh1 gene caused by DNA insertions

Here the authors report quantitative changes in gene expression resulting from the insertion of a 1.5-kilobase (kb) DNA element at an affected gene. The alcohol dehydrogenase-1 (Adh1) mutants described there, selected via allyl alcohol-resistant pollen grains, were recovered from a genetic backgroun...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1982-01, Vol.300 (5829), p.542-544
Main Authors: Strommer, J N, Hake, S, Bennetzen, J, Taylor, W C, Freeling, M
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Language:English
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Zea mays
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Summary:Here the authors report quantitative changes in gene expression resulting from the insertion of a 1.5-kilobase (kb) DNA element at an affected gene. The alcohol dehydrogenase-1 (Adh1) mutants described there, selected via allyl alcohol-resistant pollen grains, were recovered from a genetic background containing Robertson's mutator (Mu). The authors suggest that the Mu genetic background caused the DNA insertion at Adh1, and that the insertion assumed some regulatory function in the control of Adh1 expression.
ISSN:0028-0836