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FLOURY ENDOSPERM6 encodes a CBM48 domain-containing protein involved in compound granule formation and starch synthesis in rice endosperm.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Mar 2014
Peng Cheng, Wang Yihua, Liu Feng, Ren Yulong, Zhou Kunneng, Lv Jia, Zheng Ming, Zhao Shaolu, Zhang Long, Wang Chunming, Jiang Ling, Zhang Xin, Guo Xiuping, Bao Yiqun, Wan Jianmin
Abstract excerpt
Starch is the most widespread form of energy storage in the plant kingdom. Although many enzymes and related factors have been identified for starch biosynthesis, unknown players remain to be identified, given that it is a complicated and sophisticated process. The endosperm of rice (Oryza sativa) has been used for the study of starch synthesis. Here, we report the cloning and characterization of the FLOURY...
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