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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2020

Raffinose synthase enhances drought tolerance through raffinose synthesis or galactinol hydrolysis in maize and

Tao Li, Yumin Zhang, Ying Liu, Xudong Li, Guanglong Hao, Qinghui Han, Lynnette M A Dirk, A Bruce Downie, Yong-Ling Ruan, Jianmin Wang and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Tao LiState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Yumin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Ying LiuState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Xudong LiState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Guanglong HaoState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Qinghui HanState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Lynnette M A DirkDepartment of Horticulture, Seed Biology, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7564-5095
A Bruce DownieDepartment of Horticulture, Seed Biology, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6680-0551
Yong-Ling RuanAustralia-China Research Centre for Crop Improvement and School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
Jianmin WangInstitute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Guoying WangInstitute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China wangguoying@caas.cn tzhao2@nwafu.edu.cn.
Tianyong ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China wangguoying@caas.cn tzhao2@nwafu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1278-2842
Northwest A&F University · CNChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNUniversity of Kentucky · USHenan Agricultural University · CNNorth West Agriculture and Forestry University · CNUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Raffinose and its precursor galactinol accumulate in plant leaves during abiotic stress. RAFFINOSE SYNTHASE (RAFS) catalyzes raffinose formation by transferring a galactosyl group of galactinol to sucrose. However, whether RAFS contributes to plant drought tolerance and, if so, by what mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we report that expression of

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DroughtsStress, PhysiologicalArabidopsisDisaccharidesGalactosyltransferasesHydrolysisMutationRaffinoseSubstrate SpecificityZea mays6 beta-galactinolDisaccharidesGalactosyltransferasesRaffinoseraffinose synthaseArabidopsiscarbohydrate biosynthesiscarbohydrate functioncarbohydrate metabolismdrought stressgalactinol hydrolysisgalactosyltransferasemaizeraffinose synthaseraffinose synthesis

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PMID32366461
PMCPMC7278351
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