Open AccessWhy Wiry? Tomato Mutants Reveal Connections among Small RNAs, Auxin Response Factors, Virus Infection, and Leaf Morphology
Author(s) -
Jennifer Mach
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.112.240911
Subject(s) - biology , mutant , phenotype , solanum , genetics , arabidopsis , plant virus , virus , gene , botany
Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) wiry mutants posed a mystery because their phenotype, wiry or shoestring leaves that lack leaf blade expansion, resembles virus-infected tomato plants (see [figure][1]). However, the wiry mutant phenotype is not transmissible from plant to plant, as an infection would
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