Engineering α-amylase levels in wheat grain suggests a highly sophisticated level of carbohydrate regulation during development

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 5443-5457

  Whan, Alex ^a   Dielen, Anne Sophie ^a,b   Mieog, Jos ^a   Bowerman, Andrew F ^a,b   Robinson, Hannah M ^a,b   Byrne, Keren ^a   Colgrave, Michelle ^a   Larkin, Philip J ^a   Howitt, Crispin A ^a   Morell, Matthew K ^c   Ral, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

AMY3; Endosperm; Oil; Starch; Sucrose; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WHEAT;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TRITICUM;

EID: 84922639520     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru299     Document Type: Article

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