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Plant growth: An active or passive role for starch reserves?

Authors :
Samuel C. Zeeman
Erik M. Solhaug
Source :
Current Biology. 32:R894-R896
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2022.

Abstract

Starch metabolism is linked to plant growth, yet blocking its biosynthesis has species-specific consequences. In a new study, plastidial phosphoglucomutase is knocked out in aspen trees using CRISPR-Cas9, limiting starch production and altering photosynthesis, but growth, bud break and wood production proceed unaffected.

Subjects

Subjects :
Plant Leaves
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Starch
Plastids
Photosynthesis
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Trees

Details

ISSN :
09609822
Volume :
32
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Current Biology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....b370b011897f4b2b374baadfbd4383aa

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