Enhancing the expression of starch synthase class IV results in increased levels of both transitory and long-term storage starch

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1049-1060

  Gámez Arjona, Francisco M ^a   Li, Jun ^b   Raynaud, Sandy ^b   Baroja Fernández, Edurne ^b   Muñoz, Francisco J ^b   Ovecka, Miroslav ^b,c   Ragel, Paula ^a   Bahaji, Abdellatif ^b,d   Pozueta Romero, Javier ^b   Mérida, Ángel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROBIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Slovakia)

^d Iden Biotechnology SL ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Overexpression; Potato; Starch accumulation; Starch synthase; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

SEED STORAGE PROTEIN; STARCH; STARCH SYNTHASE; STARCH SYNTHASE IV, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT TUBER; PLASTID; PLEIOTROPY; POTATO; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TIME; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TUBERS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; SEED STORAGE PROTEINS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STARCH; STARCH SYNTHASE; TIME FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 80955133909     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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