A distinguishing feature of transposable elements (TEs) is their propensity to induce
mutations. Among the most mutagenic of all TEs are the Mutator elements of maize. Lines …

A wealth of maize mutants is now available with known sites of transposon insertions in over
45% of maize genes. Materials can be obtained free of charge from the UniformMu public …

The knowledge of the gene families mostly impacting cell wall digestibility variations would
significantly increase the efficiency of marker-assisted selection when breeding maize and …

Invaluable insights into functional genomics have arisen from knockout and knockdown
mutants generated by transposon mutagenesis. Thousands of insertional mutants are …

Plants are under constant threat from various pathogens and have evolved a two-branched
immune system to defend themselves. One aspect of plant defense involves the …