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Autophagy contributes to leaf starch degradation.
The Plant cell - 1 Apr 2013
Wang Yan, Yu Bingjie, Zhao Jinping, Guo Jiangbo, Li Ying, Han Shaojie, Huang Lei, Du Yumei, Hong Yiguo, Tang Dingzhong, Liu Yule
Abstract excerpt
Transitory starch, a major photosynthetic product in the leaves of land plants, accumulates in chloroplasts during the day and is hydrolyzed to maltose and Glc at night to support respiration and metabolism. Previous studies in Arabidopsis thaliana indicated that the degradation of transitory starch only occurs in the chloroplasts. Here, we report that autophagy, a nonplastidial process, participates in leaf...
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