Gibberellin Biosynthesis Mutant Phenotypes in Lotus Japonicus

The dataset documents phenotypes of Lotus japonicus LORE1 transposon insertion mutants in four gibberellin biosynthetic genes (CPS, KS, KO, KAO). It contains results from a study examining how disruption to gibberellin biosynthesis affects arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, specifically arbuscule distribution. The author is Edwin Jarratt-Barnham and the data was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between mutations in CPS1, KS1, KO1, or KAO1 genes and the distribution of arbuscules in mycorrhizal symbiosis.
• Characterize developmental phenotypes associated with gibberellin biosynthetic gene homologs to identify their major functional roles.
• Compare total AM colonisation levels across gibberellin biosynthetic mutants to assess the specificity of arbuscule distribution effects.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, underexplored area: the effect of gibberellin biosynthesis disruption on AM symbiosis, moving beyond chemical intervention studies.
• Examines four key gibberellin biosynthetic genes (CPS, KS, KO, KAO) and their major functional homologs (CPS1, KS1, KO1, KAO1).
• Data is recent, with a last update in March 2026.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 15.3 KB, indicating limited scope and likely a summary of key findings rather than raw experimental data.
• The primary data format is a DOCX document, which is not ideal for direct computational analysis and may require manual extraction of tabular information.
• Specific column names, row counts, and sample data are unavailable, limiting detailed reproducibility and analysis.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Data generated from characterisation of Lotus japonicus LORE1 transposon insertion mutants in gibberellin biosynthetic genes.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-20.