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Function
[SSY4_ARATH] Probably involved in the priming of starch granule formation. May play a regulatory role in the control of starch accumulation in plastids. Is necessary and sufficient to establish the correct number of starch granules observed in chloroplasts.[1] [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Roldan I, Wattebled F, Mercedes Lucas M, Delvalle D, Planchot V, Jimenez S, Perez R, Ball S, D'Hulst C, Merida A. The phenotype of soluble starch synthase IV defective mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana suggests a novel function of elongation enzymes in the control of starch granule formation. Plant J. 2007 Feb;49(3):492-504. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02968.x. Epub 2007, Jan 1. PMID:17217470 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02968.x
- ↑ Szydlowski N, Ragel P, Raynaud S, Lucas MM, Roldan I, Montero M, Munoz FJ, Ovecka M, Bahaji A, Planchot V, Pozueta-Romero J, D'Hulst C, Merida A. Starch granule initiation in Arabidopsis requires the presence of either class IV or class III starch synthases. Plant Cell. 2009 Aug;21(8):2443-57. doi: 10.1105/tpc.109.066522. Epub 2009 Aug 7. PMID:19666739 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.109.066522
- ↑ Gamez-Arjona FM, Li J, Raynaud S, Baroja-Fernandez E, Munoz FJ, Ovecka M, Ragel P, Bahaji A, Pozueta-Romero J, Merida A. Enhancing the expression of starch synthase class IV results in increased levels of both transitory and long-term storage starch. Plant Biotechnol J. 2011 Dec;9(9):1049-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00626.x., Epub 2011 Jun 7. PMID:21645200 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00626.x
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