What is it about?
PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE (PIMT) is a protein repairing enzyme which repairs proteins that play an important role to maintain the structural and functional integrity of membranes, DNA and protein molecules during seed desiccation, quiescence and following imbibition to improve seed vigor and longevity.
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Why is it important?
In this article we have nicely demonstrated the distribution of PIMT isoforms in developing rice seeds and explained their participation in maintaining seed vigor and longevity
Perspectives
Seed longevity is a vital trait for the germplasm conservation of endangered and cultivated species. Maintenance of seed vigor and longevity during storage is also one of the important concerns in Agriculture. Our work on PIMT in rice has not only revealed several novel findings in PIMT research but also demonstrated the possibility of PIMT mediated improvement in seed vigor and longevity of this global food crop rice.
Dr. MANOJ MAJEE
National Institute of Plant Genome Resaerch
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This page is a summary of: Rice PROTEINl‐ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE isoforms differentially accumulate during seed maturation to restrict deleterious isoAsp and reactive oxygen species accumulation and are implicated in seed vigor and longevity, New Phytologist, March 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/nph.13923.
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