ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2016
Modification of starch metabolism in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana increases plant biomass and triples oilseed production.
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- CRISPR-Cas9-mediated editing of starch branching enzymes results in altered starch structure in Brassica napus.Plant physiology · 2022Article
- An epigenetic breeding system in soybean for increased yield and stability.Plant biotechnology journal · 2018Article
- Starch Trek: The Search for Yield.Frontiers in plant science · 2018Review
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Abstract
We have identified a novel means to achieve substantially increased vegetative biomass and oilseed production in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Endogenous isoforms of starch branching enzyme (SBE) were substituted by either one of the endosperm-expressed maize (Zea mays L.) branching isozymes, ZmSBEI or ZmSBEIIb. Transformants were compared with the starch-free background and with the wild-type plants. Each of the maize-derived SBEs restored starch biosynthesis but both morphology and structure of starch particles were altered. Altered starch metabolism in the transformants is associated with enhanced biomass formation and more-than-trebled oilseed production while maintaining seed oil quality. Enhanced oilseed production is primarily due to an increased number of siliques per plant whereas oil content and seed number per silique are essentially unchanged or even modestly decreased. Introduction of cereal starch branching isozymes into oilseed plants represents a potentially useful strategy to increase biomass and oilseed production in related crops and manipulate the structure and properties of leaf starch.
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