Z3

• Symbol: Z3
• MSU: LOC_Os03g05390
• RAPdb: Os03g0147400

• The rice zebra3 z3 mutation disrupts citrate distribution and produces transverse dark-green/green variegation in mature leaves., 2018, Rice (N Y).

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• These results suggest that leaf variegation in the z3 mutant is caused by an unbalanced accumulation of citrate in a transverse pattern in the leaves
• Taking these results together, we propose that Z3 plays an important role in citrate transport and distribution during leaf development and is a possible candidate for a CitMHS family member in plants
• Map-based cloning revealed that the Z3 locus encodes a putative citrate transporter that belongs to the citrate-metal hydrogen symport (CitMHS) family
• To investigate whether Z3 acts as a citrate transporter in rice, we measured citrate levels in wild-type leaves and in the dark-green and green sectors of the leaves of z3 mutants