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Changes in fine structure of amylopectin and internal structures of starch granules in developing endosperms and culms caused by starch branching enzyme mutations of japonica rice.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Mar 2022
Nakamura Yasunori, Kubo Akiko, Ono Masami, Yashiro Kazuki, Matsuba Go, Wang Yifei, Matsubara Akira, Mizutani Goro, Matsuki Junko, Kainuma Keiji
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KEY MESSAGE: BEIIb plays a specific role in determining the structure of amylopectin in rice endosperm, whereas BEIIa plays the similar role in the culm where BEIIb is absent. Cereals have three types of starch branching enzymes (BEs), BEI, BEIIa, and BEIIb. It is widely known that BEIIb is specifically expressed in the endosperm and plays a distinct role in the structure of amylopectin because in its absence the...
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