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Is rf2 a restorer gene of CMS-T in maize?

2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 7; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1360-1385(02)02344-0

1878-4372

Pascal Touzet,

Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Recently Patrick Schnable's team reported that they had cloned rf2 and determined its function [ 1. Liu F. et al. Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase activity is required for male fertility in maize. Plant Cell. 2001; 13: 1063-1078 PubMed Google Scholar , 2. Moller I.M. A more general mechanism of cytoplasmic male fertility?. Trends Plant Sci. 2001; 6: 560 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Google Scholar ]. For two decades [ 3. Laughan J.R. Gabay-Laughan S. Cytoplasmic male sterility in maize. Annu. Rev. Genet. 1983; 17: 27-48 Crossref PubMed Scopus (152) Google Scholar ], male fertility restoration of CMS-T (cytoplasmic male sterility-Texas) has been described as being under the control of two restorer loci, rf1 and rf2. Rf1 and Rf2 (the restorer alleles) are dominant and are both required for male fertility restoration of CMS-T. But is rf2 a restorer gene?