Over-expression of specific HvCslF cellulose synthase-like genes in transgenic barley increases the levels of cell wall (1,3;1,4)-β-d-glucans and alters their fine structure

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-135

  Burton, Rachel A ^a   Collins, Helen M ^a   Kibble, Natalie A J ^a   Smith, Jessica A ^a   Shirley, Neil J ^a   Jobling, Stephen A ^b   Henderson, Marilyn ^a   Singh, Rohan R ^a   Pettolino, Filomena ^c   Wilson, Sarah M ^c   Bird, Anthony R ^b   Topping, David L ^b   Bacic, Antony ^c   Fincher, Geoffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell wall polysaccharides; Cereals; Dietary fibre; Genetic engineering; Grasses; Promoter specificity

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; CELL WALL; DIETARY FIBER; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BETA-GLUCANS; CELL WALL; DIETARY FIBER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HORDEUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS;

HORDEUM; POACEAE;

EID: 77955648412     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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