Gene Details:

• MSU gene ID: LOC_Os04g36670
• RAPdb gene ID: Os04g0444300
• Gene Symbol: OsARGOS
• Genome: MSU7 ,  IRGSP-1.0
• Species: Oryza sativa

Functional Descriptions:

• OsARGOS transcripts were detected in most of rice tissues, particularly in the young tissues, and its expression was induced in rice seedlings by the application of either auxin or cytokinin.
• The expression of OsARGOS in Arabidopsis may activate the signaling pathways that control cell proliferation and cell expansion during the course of plant growth and development.
• Expression of a rice OsARGOS gene in Arabidopsis promotes cell division and expansion and increases organ size.
• Since the expression of OsARGOS causes organ enlargement, the potential application of this gene through genetic engineering may significantly improve the production of biomass in agricultural practice.
• We also transferred the OsARGOS gene to rice, but the transgenic plants did not show any changes in organ size compared with the control plants.
• It is likely that the function of OsARGOS in organ size control depends on other size regulators in rice.

Function-related keywords:

• seedlings ,  growth ,  auxin ,  development ,  cell-division ,  cytokinin ,  plant-growth ,  biomass ,  cell-proliferation ,  organ-size

Literature:

• Expression of a rice OsARGOS gene in Arabidopsis promotes cell division and expansion and increases organ size .  DOI:  10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60004-7 ;  PMID:  19161943

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