title: Molecular functions of genes related to grain shape in rice.
abstract: Because grain shape is an important component of rice grain yield, the discovery of genes related to rice grain shape has attracted much attention of rice breeding programs. In recent years, some of these genes have been cloned and studied. They have been found not only regulate grain shape by changing the shape of the spikelet hull, but also regulate endosperm development through control of cell division using different molecular mechanisms. In this paper, we review the recent research on genes related to rice grain shape and their possible regulatory mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangsu High Quality Rice Research and Development Center, Nanjing Branch of China National Center for Rice Improvement , Nanjing 210014 , China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangsu High Quality Rice Research and Development Center, Nanjing Branch of China National Center for Rice Improvement , Nanjing 210014 , China.
authors.forename: Yadong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangsu High Quality Rice Research and Development Center, Nanjing Branch of China National Center for Rice Improvement , Nanjing 210014 , China.
authors.forename: Cailin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: grain shape; regulatory mechanisms; rice