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The wheat (T. aestivum) sucrose synthase 2 gene (TaSus2) active in endosperm development is associated with yield traits.
Functional & integrative genomics - 1 Mar 2011
Jiang Qiyan, Hou Jian, Hao Chenyang, Wang Lanfen, Ge Hongmei, Dong Yushen, Zhang Xueyong
Abstract excerpt
Sucrose synthase catalyzes the reaction sucrose + UDP → UDP-glucose + fructose, the first step in the conversion of sucrose to starch in endosperm. Previous studies identified two tissue-specific, yet functionally redundant, sucrose synthase (SUS) genes, Sus1 and Sus2. In the present study, the wheat Sus2 orthologous gene (TaSus2) series was isolated and mapped on chromosomes 2A, 2B, and 2D. Based on sequencing...
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