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Rice Mutant Resources for Gene Discovery

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With the completion of genomic sequencing of rice, rice has been firmly established as a model organism for both basic and applied research. The next challenge is to uncover the functions of genes predicted by sequence analysis. Considering the amount of effort and the diversity of disciplines required for functional analyses, extensive international collaboration is needed for this next goal. The aims of this review are to summarize the current status of rice mutant resources, key tools for functional analysis of genes, and our perspectives on how to accelerate rice gene discovery through collaboration.

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  1. Molecular Genetics Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan

    Hirohiko Hirochika

  2. 2CIRAD, Avenue Agropolis, TA 40/03, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

    Emmanuel Guiderdoni

  3. Department of Life Science and National Research Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea

    Gynheung An

  4. Academia Sinica, Institute of Botany, Yienchuyuan Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan

    Yue-ie Hsing

  5. Genomics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration, Suweon, 441-707, South Korea

    Moo Young Eun

  6. Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, South Korea

    Chang-deok Han

  7. CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

    Narayana Upadhyaya

  8. Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1, Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117604, Singapore

    Srinivasan Ramachandran

  9. National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Qifa Zhang

  10. Plant Research International, P.O. Box 16, 6700, AA Wageningen, Netherlands

    Andy Pereira

  11. Plant Biology and Agronomy, LSA 1002, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Venkatesan Sundaresan

  12. International Rice Research Institute, DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines

    Hei Leung

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Hirochika, H., Guiderdoni, E., An, G. et al. Rice Mutant Resources for Gene Discovery. Plant Mol Biol 54, 325–334 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:PLAN.0000036368.74758.66

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