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Physiological Analysis of Brassinosteroid Responses and Sensitivity in Rice

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Part of the Methods in Molecular Biology book series (MIMB, volume 1564)

Abstract

Identification of related mutants contributed a lot to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying brassinosteroid (BR) signaling. Establishment of methods to test for the hormone sensitivity is essential for the characterization of the mutants associated with BR responses. Here, we describe detailed procedures for the physiological analysis of BR responses that are regularly applied to test the BR sensitivity of mutants by evaluating the growth of different tissues of rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings.

Key words

Brassinosteroid sensitivity Brassinosteroid response Lamina inclination Coleoptile elongation Rice 

Notes

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (91435106, 91335203, and 31170715) and Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2015076 to H.T.).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing)Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina

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