LAX is a grass-specific bHLH family transcription facto. LAX...

created [InstanceEdit:9608745] Gupta, Parul, 2018-05-17
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displayName LAX is a grass-specific bHLH family transcription facto. LAX...
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text LAX is a grass-specific bHLH family transcription facto. LAX mRNA accumulates in a boundary between the shoot apical meristem (SAM) and the place where a new meristem initiates. LAX enhances or amplifies a meristem producing signal that is generated in the SAM and transmitted to cells destined to form a new lateral meristem. LAX is involved in the formation of all types of axillary meristems throughout the ontogeny of a rice plant. Ectopic LAX expression in rice caused pleiotropic effects, including dwarfing, an altered pattern of stem elongation, darker color, bending of the lamina joint, absence of the midribs of leaves, and severe sterility. EMSA and yeast 1 hybrid assay revealed that SPL14 bound to the LAX1 promoter implying that LAX1 might be directly regulated by SPL14.