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NASC ID: N104
Name: irregular xylem 3 (irx3)
ABRC stock number: CS104
Description: Isolated from mutagenized seed and subsequently backcrossed 3 times to parent (Ler); chromosome 5 near nga106.
Donation Date: 1991-06-01
| Donated by: | University of Manchester Simon Turner |
Donor Number: SRT206-3
Stock type: individual line
Material type: seed
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| Available | £11.00 |
Germplasm Info
Seed type: EMS mutant point mutation
Mutagen: ethylmethane sulfonate
Background: Landsberg erecta (Ler)
Pedigree: Isolated from mutagenised seed and subsequently backcrossed 3 times to parent (Ler).
Segregation: No
Associated Polymorphisms
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Phenotype
Collapse of mature xylem cells in inflorescence stems . Alteration of the spatial organisation of cell wall material, Decrease in stiffness of the stem material. Plants have a slightly reduced growth rate and stature but are otherwise normal in appearance.
References
Turner, S.R. & Somerville, C.R. 1997. Collapsed xylem phenotype of Arabidopsis identifies mutants deficient in cellulose deposition in the secondary cell wall. The Plant Cell 9(5):689-701. PubMed ID: 9165747.