The ratio of campesterol to sitosterol that modulates growth in Arabidopsis is controlled by STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE 2;1
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- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Plant Journal
- Vol. 25 (6), 605-615
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.00994.x
Abstract
The Arabidopsis genome contains three distinct genes encoding sterol‐C24‐methyltransferases (SMTs) involved in sterol biosynthesis. The expression of one of them, STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE 2;1, was mo...Keywords
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