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Arabidopsis trehalose-6-phosphate synthase 1 is essential for normal vegetative growth and transition to flowering.
Plant physiology - 1 Jun 2004
van Dijken Anja J H, Schluepmann Henriette, Smeekens Sjef C M
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In resurrection plants and yeast, trehalose has a function in stress protection, but the absence of measurable amounts of trehalose in other plants precludes such a function. The identification of a trehalose biosynthetic pathway in angiosperms raises questions on the function of trehalose metabolism in nonresurrection plants. We previously identified a mutant in the Arabidopsis trehalose biosynthesis gene...
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