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NASC ID: N484
Name: Accumulation and replication of chloroplasts mutants
ABRC stock number: CS484
Description: arc5 isolated from M2 population of EMS mutagenised Arabidopsis ecotype Ler (Lehle seeds, Arizona, USA). arc6 isolated from K. Feldmann's Wassilewskija (WS) T-DNAmutagenised population (NASC N3115). arc6 crossed into Ler background. Distributed as F4 seed.
Donation Date: 1999-01-06
| Donated by: | University of York Joanne Marrison University of York Rachel Leech |
Stock type: individual line
Material type: seed
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| Available | £11.00 |
Germplasm Info
Mutagen: ethylmethane sulfonate
Background: Ler(Landsberg_erecta)
Pedigree: arc6 crossed into Ler background.
Generation: F4
Segregation: No
Transformation method: Agrobacterium mediated seed transformation (see lines from K. Feldmann).
Associated Polymorphisms
When available, select a locus to display it at the AIP or view the EMBL record at the EBI.
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Phenotype
arc5arc6 - Similar to arc6 arc6 - Whole mutant plant phenotype has twisted leaves. Mean chloroplast number per cell = 2 (cf. wild type 120). Mean chloroplast size = 1000µm2 (cf. wild type 50µm2). Proplastid division is also retarded.
References
Robertson, E.J., Rutherford, S.M. & Leech, R.M 1996. Characterization of chloroplast division using the Arabidopsis mutant arc5. Plant physiology 112(1):149-59.PubMed ID: 8819323.