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FEBS letters 2000 Dec ; (2) :0
Rice 1Cys-peroxiredoxin over-expressed in transgenic tobacco does not maintain dormancy but enhances antioxidant activity.
Lee KO,   Jang HH,   Jung BG,   Chi YH,   Lee JY,   Choi YO,   Lee JR,   Lim CO,   Cho MJ,   Lee SY  

Abstract
Possible functions that have been proposed for the plant 1Cys-peroxiredoxin, include activity as a dormancy regulator and as an antioxidant. The transcript level of rice 1Cys-peroxiredoxin (R1C-Prx) rapidly decreased after imbibition of rice seeds, but the protein was detected for 15 days after imbibition. To investigate the function of this protein, we generated transgenic tobacco plants constitutively expressing the R1C-Prx gene. The transgenic R1C-Prx plants showed a germination frequency similar to control plants. However, the transgenic lines exhibited higher resistance against oxidative stress, suggesting that antioxidant activity may be its primary function.

DHARA ID: D026638 Pubmed ID: 11113447


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