Research Note: The five families of sucrose-phosphate synthase genes in Saccharum spp. are differentially expressed in leaves and stem

Autor: Grof, C. P. L., So, C. T. E., Perroux, J. M., Bonnett, G. D., Forrester, R. I.
Zdroj: Functional Plant Biology (formerly Australian Journal of Plant Physiology); 2006, Vol. 33 Issue: 6 p605-610, 6p
Abstrakt: Sucrose-phosphate synthase (SPS) is a key enzyme in the pathway of sucrose synthesis. Five different gene families encoding SPS have been reported in the Poaceae [Castleden CK, Aoki N, Gillespie VJ, MacRae EA, Quick WP, Buchner P, Foyer CH, Furbank RT, Lunn JE (2004) Evolution and function of the sucrose-phosphate synthase gene families in wheat and other grasses. Plant Physiology 135, 1753?1764]. Expression of the five families in leaf and stem tissues of Saccharum spp. at different stages of development was determined by quantitative real-time PCR. The type B and C families of SPS genes were predominantly expressed in both immature and mature leaves, whereas the two subfamilies making up the type D family were expressed at similar levels in all tissues examined. In the type A family, expression was lowest in leaves and increased from the meristem region down to internode 7 of the stem.
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