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Mutation of Arabidopsis plastid phosphoglucose isomerase affects leaf starch synthesis and floral initiation.
Plant physiology - 1 May 2000
Yu T S, Lue W L, Wang S M, Chen J
Abstract excerpt
We isolated pgi1-1, an Arabidopsis mutant with a decreased plastid phospho-glucose (Glc) isomerase activity. While pgi1-1 mutant has a deficiency in leaf starch synthesis, it accumulates starch in root cap cells. It has been shown that a plastid transporter for hexose phosphate transports cytosolic Glc-6-P into plastids and expresses restricted mainly to the heterotrophic tissues. The decreased starch content in...
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