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ArticleNature communications2018

G-protein βγ subunits determine grain size through interaction with MADS-domain transcription factors in rice.

Qian Liu, Ruixi Han, Kun Wu, Jianqing Zhang, Yafeng Ye, Shuansuo Wang, Jianfeng Chen, Yajun Pan, Qi Li, Xiaopeng Xu and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 164 papers.

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164citing papers in PubMed
26.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

164 citing papers in PubMed, 343 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Qian LiuThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Ruixi HanThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Kun WuThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Jianqing ZhangThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Yafeng YeThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Shuansuo WangThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Jianfeng ChenThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Yajun PanThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Qi LiThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Xiaopeng XuThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Jiawu ZhouFood Crops Research, Institute Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 650200, Kunming, China.
Dayun TaoFood Crops Research, Institute Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 650200, Kunming, China.
Yuejin WuInstitute of Technical Biology and Agriculture Engineering, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, China.
Xiangdong FuThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China. xdfu@genetics.ac.cn.
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNHefei Institutes of Physical Science · CNYunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNSouth China Agricultural University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The simultaneous improvement of grain quality and yield of cereal crops is a major challenge for modern agriculture. Here we show that a rice grain yield quantitative trait locus qLGY3 encodes a MADS-domain transcription factor OsMADS1, which acts as a key downstream effector of G-protein βγ dimers. The presence of an alternatively spliced protein OsMADS1

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantGTP-Binding Protein beta SubunitsGTP-Binding Protein gamma SubunitsMADS Domain ProteinsOryzaPhenotypePlant ProteinsProtein BindingProtein DomainsG-protein Beta gammaGTP-Binding Protein beta SubunitsGTP-Binding Protein gamma SubunitsMADS Domain ProteinsPlant Proteins

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