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Characterization of mutants in Arabidopsis showing increased sugar-specific gene expression, growth, and developmental responses.
Plant physiology - 1 Jan 2004
Baier Margarete, Hemmann Georg, Holman Rachel, Corke Fiona, Card Rod, Smith Caroline, Rook Fred, Bevan Michael W
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Sugars such as sucrose serve dual functions as transported carbohydrates in vascular plants and as signal molecules that regulate gene expression and plant development. Sugar-mediated signals indicate carbohydrate availability and regulate metabolism by co-coordinating sugar production and mobilization with sugar usage and storage. Analysis of mutants with altered responses to sucrose and glucose has shown that...
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