Distinct Functions of STARCH SYNTHASE 4 Domains in Starch Granule Formation1[OPEN]

Authors :: Lu, Kuan-Jen
Pfister, Barbara
Jenny, Camilla
Eicke, Simona
Zeeman, Samuel C.
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: American Society of Plant Biologists, 2017.
Abstract: In Arabidopsis leaves, the catalytic C-terminal region of STARCH SYNTHASE 4 promotes starch granule initiation while its noncatalytic N-terminal region determines starch granules morphology.

Subjects :: Chloroplasts
Arabidopsis Proteins
Arabidopsis
food and beverages
Plant Development
Germination
Starch
Cytoplasmic Granules
Plants, Genetically Modified
Plant Leaves
Glycogen Synthase
Phenotype
Starch Synthase
Biochemistry and Metabolism
Protein Domains
Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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