| Literature DB >> 19841661 |
Chuanxin Sun1, Haile Ghebramedhin, Anna-Stina Höglund, Christer Jansson.
Abstract
Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) inhibition emerges as an effective means for probing gene function in plant cells. Employing this method we have established the importance of the SUSIBA2 transcription factor for regulation of starch synthesis in barley endosperm, and arrived at a model for the role of the SUSIBAs in sugar signaling and source-sink commutation during cereal endosperm development. In this addendum we provide additional data demonstrating the suitability of the antisense ODN technology in studies on starch branching enzyme activities in barley leaves. We also comment on the mechanism for ODN uptake in plant cells.Entities:
Keywords: SBE; SUSIBA2; antisense ODN; barley
Year: 2008 PMID: 19841661 PMCID: PMC2634273 DOI: 10.4161/psb.3.5.5341
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Signal Behav ISSN: 1559-2316