Mutant Name: mur9

Gene Name
Protein Name
Mutagen EMS
Category forward genetics
Organism Arabidopsis thaliana
Ecotype Col
Donor
General Description 1. The mutant plants grew very slowly during their rosette stage.Most of the seedlings died early during development but plants surviving to the bolting stage developed normal inflorescences. 2. At a molecular level, the mutant plants had reduced levels of fucose and xylose.
Organ Specificity
Impact on Wall
Impact on Sugar Composition fucose and xylose levels reduced.
Reference W-D. Reiter, C. Chapple, and C.R. Somerville (1997)Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana with altered cell wall polysaccharide composition. Plant Journal 12:335-345.