Basic mutant information
Mutant name	osakalphagal
Mutant/Transgenic	mutant
Ecotype	Rice (Oryza sativa)
Mutagenesis type	EMS
(Semi-)Dominant/Recessive	recessive
Description	displayed a delayed leaf senescence phenotype
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 high