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Aspen SUCROSE TRANSPORTER3 allocates carbon into wood fibers.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2013
Mahboubi Amir, Ratke Christine, Gorzsás András, Kumar Manoj, Mellerowicz Ewa J, Niittylä Totte
Abstract excerpt
Wood formation in trees requires carbon import from the photosynthetic tissues. In several tree species, including Populus species, the majority of this carbon is derived from sucrose (Suc) transported in the phloem. The mechanism of radial Suc transport from phloem to developing wood is not well understood. We investigated the role of active Suc transport during secondary cell wall formation in hybrid aspen...
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