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    Overexpression of the phosphatidylinositol synthase gene from Zea mays in tobacco plants alters the membrane lipids composition and improves drought stress tolerance

    Phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) is an important lipid because it serves as a key membrane constituent and is the precursor of the inositol-containing lipids that are found in all plants and animals. It is synthe...

    Shu-Mei Zhai, Qiang Gao, Hong-Wei Xue, Zhen-Hua Sui, Gui-Dong Yue, Ai-Fang Yang in Planta (2012)

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    Enhanced expression of phospholipase C 1 (ZmPLC1) improves drought tolerance in transgenic maize

    Phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) plays an important role in a variety of physiological processes in plants, including drought tolerance. It has been reported that the ZmPLC1 gene cloned from...

    Chun-Rong Wang, Ai-Fang Yang, Gui-Dong Yue, Qiang Gao, Hai-Ying Yin, Ju-Ren Zhang in Planta (2008)