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Seed-specific down-regulation of Arabidopsis CELLULOSE SYNTHASE 1 or 9 reduces seed cellulose content and differentially affects carbon partitioning.
Plant cell reports - 1 Jul 2020
Jayawardhane Kethmi N, Singer Stacy D, Ozga Jocelyn A, Rizvi Syed Masood, Weselake Randall J, Chen Guanqun
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KEY MESSAGE: Seed-specific down-regulation of AtCESA1 and AtCESA9, which encode cellulose synthase subunits, differentially affects seed storage compound accumulation in Arabidopsis. High amounts of cellulose can negatively affect crop seed quality, and, therefore, diverting carbon partitioning from cellulose to oil, protein and/or starch via molecular breeding may improve seed quality. To determine the effect of...
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