| First Author | Cui X | Year | 1996 |
| Journal | Science | Volume | 272 |
| Issue | 5266 | Pages | 1334-6 |
| PubMed ID | 8650543 | Mgi Jnum | J:33441 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:80920 | Doi | 10.1126/science.272.5266.1334 |
| Citation | Cui X, et al. (1996) The rf2 nuclear restorer gene of male-sterile T-cytoplasm maize [see comments]. Science 272(5266):1334-6 |
| abstractText | The T cytoplasm of maize serves as a model for the nuclear restoration of cytoplasmic male sterility. The rf2 gene, one of two nuclear genes required for fertility restoration in male-sterile T-cytoplasm (cmsT) maize, was cloned. The protein predicted by the rf2 sequence is a putative aldehyde dehydrogenase, which suggests several mechanisms that might explain Rf2-mediated fertility restoration in cmsT maize. Aldehyde dehydrogenase may be involved in the detoxification of acetaldehyde produced by ethanolic fermentation during pollen development, may play a role in energy metabolism, or may interact with URF13, the mitochondrial protein associated with male sterility in cmsT maize. |
