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- Title
Transcriptomic Analysis of Starch Biosynthesis in the Developing Grain of Hexaploid Wheat.
- Authors
Stamova, Boryana S.; Laudencia-Chingcuanco, Debbie; Beckles, Diane M.
- Abstract
The expression of genes involved in starch synthesis in wheat was analyzed together with the accumulation profiles of soluble sugars, starch, protein, and starch granule distribution in developing caryopses obtained from the same biological materials used for profiling of gene expression using DNA microarrays. Multiple expression patterns were detected for the different starch biosynthetic gene isoforms, suggesting their relative importance through caryopsis development. Members of the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, starch synthase, starch branching enzyme, and sucrose synthase gene families showed different expression profiles; expression of some members of these gene families coincided with a period of high accumulation of starch while others did not. A biphasic pattern was observed in the rates of starch and protein accumulation which paralleled changes in global gene expression. Metabolic and regulatory genes that show a pattern of expression similar to starch accumulation and granule size distribution were identified, suggesting their coinvolvement in these biological processes.
- Subjects
BIOSYNTHESIS; STARCH; WHEAT; DNA microarrays; CARYOPSES
- Publication
International Journal of Plant Genomics, 2009, Vol 2009, p1
- ISSN
1687-5370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2009/407426