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ArticleBMC plant biology2018

Analyses of starch biosynthetic protein complexes and starch properties from developing mutant rice seeds with minimal starch synthase activities.

Mari Hayashi, Naoko Crofts, Naoko F Oitome, Naoko Fujita

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mari HayashiDepartment of Biological Production, Akita Prefectural University, 241-438 Kaidobata-Nishi, Shimoshinjo Nakano, Akita City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
Naoko CroftsDepartment of Biological Production, Akita Prefectural University, 241-438 Kaidobata-Nishi, Shimoshinjo Nakano, Akita City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
Naoko F OitomeDepartment of Biological Production, Akita Prefectural University, 241-438 Kaidobata-Nishi, Shimoshinjo Nakano, Akita City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
Naoko FujitaDepartment of Biological Production, Akita Prefectural University, 241-438 Kaidobata-Nishi, Shimoshinjo Nakano, Akita City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan. naokof@akita-pu.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6792-2232
Akita Prefectural University · JP

Funding

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows #15J40176JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) #16K18571The Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture of Japan 19380007The Program for the Promotion of Basic and Applied Research for Innovations in Bio-oriented Industry 25033AB, 28029C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStarch is the major component of cereal grains and is composed of essentially linear amylose and highly branched amylopectin. The properties and composition of starch determine the use and value of grains and their products. Starch synthase (SS) I, SSIIa, and SSIIIa play central roles in amylopectin biosynthesis. These three SS isozymes also affect seed development, as complete loss of both SSI and SSIIIa under reduced SSIIa activity in rice lead to sterility, whereas presence of minimal SSI or SSIIIa activity is sufficient for generating fertile seeds. SSs, branching enzymes, and/or debranching enzymes form protein complexes in cereal. However, the relationship between starch properties and the formation of protein complexes remain largely unknown. To better understand this phenomenon, properties of starch and protein complex formation were analyzed using developing mutant rice seeds (ss1

resultsThe SS activity of ss1

conclusionsAlthough major SS isozymes were simultaneously reduced in ss1

Indexed as

AmylopectinAmyloseOryzaSeedsStarchStarch SynthaseAmylopectinAmyloseStarchStarch SynthaseAmylopectinAmyloseProtein complexesRice (Oryza sativa)Starch synthase

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PMID29636002
PMCPMC5894220
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