title: Transposon tagging in rice.
abstract: To develop an efficient gene isolation method for rice we introduced the maize Ac/Ds system into rice. Extensive analysis of their behavior in rice for several generations indicated that Ac and Ds in the presence of Ac transposase gene actively transpose in rice. A wide spectrum of mutations affecting growth, morphogenesis, flowering time and disease resistance have been obtained in the population carrying Ac/Ds and some of them were genetically analyzed. Main efforts are currently being made to isolate genes responsible these mutations. In addition, a number of Ac/Ds were mapped on chromosomes and mapped elements will be used in the future for directed tagging of genes with known chromosomal positions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Izawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Enoki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005819:Genetic Markers; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D005819:Genetic Markers