Gene Details:

• MSU gene ID: LOC_Os01g14650
• RAPdb gene ID: Os01g0248900
• Gene Symbol: OsEXPA8
• Genome: MSU7 ,  IRGSP-1.0
• Species: Oryza sativa

Functional Descriptions:

• Overexpression of OsEXPA8 in rice plants yielded pleiotropic phenotypes of improved root system architecture (longer primary roots, more lateral roots and root hairs), increased plant height, enhanced leaf number and enlarged leaf size.
• Further study indicated that the average cell length in both leaf and root vascular bundles was enhanced, and the cell growth in suspension cultures was increased, which revealed the cellular basis for OsEXPA8-mediated rice plant growth acceleration.
• Overexpression of OsEXPA8, a root-specific gene, improves rice growth and root system architecture by facilitating cell extension.
• Moreover, a prominent change in the wall polymer composition of suspension cells was observed, and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectra revealed a relative increase in the ratios of the polysaccharide/lignin content in cell wall compositions of OsEXPA8 overexpressors.
• In this work, we investigated the possible biological role of the root-specific alpha-expansin gene OsEXPA8 in rice growth and development by generating transgenic plants.
• Atomic force microscopy (AFM) technology revealed that average wall stiffness values for 35S::OsEXPA8 transgenic suspension-cultured cells decreased over six-fold compared to wild-type counterparts during different growth phases.

Function-related keywords:

• primary-root ,  lateral-root ,  vascular-bundle ,  leaf ,  architecture ,  cell-wall ,  height ,  growth ,  root-hair ,  root

Literature:

• Overexpression of OsEXPA8, a root-specific gene, improves rice growth and root system architecture by facilitating cell extension .  DOI:  10.1371/journal.pone.0075997 ;  PMID:  24124527
• MULTIPASS, a rice R2R3-type MYB transcription factor, regulates adaptive growth by integrating multiple hormonal pathways .  DOI:  10.1111/tpj.12286 ;  PMID:  23855375

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