Over-expression of UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase in hybrid poplar affects carbon allocation

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 4257-4268

  Coleman, Heather D ^a   Canam, Thomas ^a   Kang, Kyu Young ^a   Ellis, David D ^b   Mansfield, Shawn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon allocation; Cellulose; Hybrid poplar; Sucrose metabolism; UDP glucose; UDP glucose pyrophosphorylase

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; GLUCOSE;

CARBON ALLOCATION; HYBRID POPLAR; SUCROSE METABOLISM; UDP-GLUCOSE; UDP-GLUCOSE PYROPHOSPHORYLASE;

ENZYME KINETICS;

CARBON; STARCH; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL WALL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; TREE;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; CELL WALL; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; POPULUS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); STARCH; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TREES; UTP-GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

CELLULOSE; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE;

CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; POPULUS;

EID: 40049091605     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm287     Document Type: Article

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