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Inhibition of a starch-granule-bound protein leads to modified starch and repression of cold sweetening.
Nature biotechnology - 1 May 1998
Lorberth R, Ritte G, Willmitzer L, Kossmann J
Abstract excerpt
We have cloned a gene involved in starch metabolism that was identified by the ability of its product to bind to potato starch granules. Reduction in the protein level of transgenic potatoes leads to a reduction in the phosphate content of the starch. The complementary result is obtained when the protein is expressed in Escherichia coli, as this leads to an increased phosphate content of the glycogen. It is...
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