Over-expression of an arabidopsis family A sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) gene alters plant growth and fibre development

Transgenic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-192

  Park, Ji Young ^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

Carbohydrate metabolism; Fibre development; Plant growth; Plant metabolism; Soluble carbohydrates; Sucrose; Sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS); Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA; SUCROSE; SUCROSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; SUCROSE-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT STEM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PHENOTYPE; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER; SUCROSE; TOBACCO;

ARABIDOPSIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 41049083912     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-007-9090-2     Document Type: Article

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