Basic mutant information
Mutant name	UbiP-OsAkalphaGal
Mutant/Transgenic	transgenic
Ecotype	Rice (Oryza sativa)
Mutagenesis type	Overexpression
(Semi-)Dominant/Recessive	dominant
Description	Transgenic plants overexpressing OsAkαGal (UbiP-OsAkαGal) exhibited retarded plant growth and development, and showed a pale-green phenotype coupled with a reduced chlorophyll content to 42% in newly unfolded leaves
References	1: Lee RH, Hsu JH, Huang HJ, Lo SF, Chen SC Alkaline alpha-galactosidase degrades thylakoid membranes in the chloroplast during leaf senescence in rice. New Phytol. 2009 Nov;184(3):596-606
Mutated genes
GenBank ID	AF251068
Alias	OsAkαGal
Organism	Rice (Oryza sativa)
Description	OsAkαGal (chloroplast alkaline α-galactosidase) null mutant (osakαgal) shows delayed leaf senescence.OsAkαGal is a thylakoid membrane-degrading enzyme involved in the degradation of digalactosyl diacylglycerol during rice leaf senescence.
Phenotype information
Natural senescence Chlorophyll content low