Chinese Bulletin of Botany ›› 2016, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (3): 283-286.DOI: 10.11983/CBB16070

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DEAD-box RNA Helicase Regulate rRNA Homeostasis: New Mechanism on Rice Thermotolerance, New Prospective on Rice Molecular Breeding

Shikai Hu1, 2, Qian Qian1, 2*   

  1. 1State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
    2Agriculture Genome Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
  • Received:2016-04-04 Accepted:2016-04-26 Online:2016-05-01 Published:2016-05-24
  • Contact: Qian Qian
  • About author:? These authors contributed equally to this paper

Abstract: High temperature stress is a significant factor limiting rice growth and yield formation. DEAD-box RNA helicase plays a vital role in the processing of pre-rRNA and plant stresses response. Recently, Chinese scientists have great progress in the molecular mechanism of regulating thermo-tolerant of DEAD-box RNA helicase in rice.

Key words: DEAD-box RNA helicase, homeostasis, ribosomal RNA (rRNA), rice, thermotolerance