Antisense inhibition of sorbitol synthesis leads to up-regulation of starch synthesis without altering CO2 assimilation in apple leaves

Planta

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 767-776

  Cheng, Lailiang ^a   Zhou, Rui ^a   Reidel, Edwin J ^a   Sharkey, Thomas D ^b   Dandekar, Abhaya M ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldose 6 phosphate reductase; CO2 assimilation; Malus domestica; Photosynthetic carbon partitioning; Sorbitol; Starch synthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLS; DNA; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; FRUITS; PHOTONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); STARCH; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ANTISENSE INHIBITION; ANTISENSE LINES; FBPASE ACTIVITY; SORBITOL SYNTHESIS;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SORBITOL; STARCH;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UPREGULATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA, ANTISENSE; MALUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SORBITOL; STARCH; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES; UP-REGULATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRUITS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; STARCH; SUGAR;

LONCHOCARPUS CAPASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 15444376213     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-004-1384-5     Document Type: Article

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