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alpha-Amylase and programmed cell death in aleurone of ripening wheat grains.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2006
Mrva Kolumbina, Wallwork Meredith, Mares Daryl J
Abstract excerpt
Late maturity alpha-amylase (LMA) in wheat is a genetic defect that may result in the accumulation of unacceptable levels of high pI alpha-amylase in grain in the absence of germination or weather damage. During germination, gibberellin produced in the embryo triggers expression of alpha-Amy genes, the synthesis of alpha-amylase and, subsequently, cell death in the aleurone. LMA also involves the aleurone and...
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