Regulation of Starch Contents in Potato(Solanum tuberosum L.) by Manipulation of Sucrose Synthase Gene.

Accession number;00A0589125
Title;Regulation of Starch Contents in Potato(Solanum tuberosum L.) by Manipulation of Sucrose Synthase Gene.
Author; KIM H S (Korea Res. Inst. Biosci. And Biotechnol., Taejon, Kor) JEON J H (Korea Res. Inst. Biosci. And Biotechnol., Taejon, Kor) CHOI K H (Korea Res. Inst. Biosci. And Biotechnol., Taejon, Kor) JOUNG Y H (Korea Res. Inst. Biosci. And Biotechnol., Taejon, Kor) LEE B I (Seoul National Univ., Suwon, Kor) JOUNG H (Korea Res. Inst. Biosci. And Biotechnol., Taejon, Kor)
Journal Title;Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science
Journal Code:F0626A
ISSN:0013-7626
VOL.69;NO.3;PAGE.243-249(2000)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, TBL.1, REF.19
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;Transgenic potato microtubers were created in which the expression of sucrose synthase(Susy) was altered by introducing a chimetric gene containing the coding region of Susy that is linked to the patatin promoter in sense(S) or antisense(AS) orientation. The analysis of transgenic microtubers showed that Susy activity and starch content increased in S plants 8, 22, and 30 transformed with the chimeric sense gene; they decreased in As plants 3 and 10 transformed with the antisense gene. RT-PCR analysis revealed that the level of mRNA for Susy increased in S plants, and decreased in AS plants. There was a little change in the expression of genes for ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase(AGPase), one of key enzymes in starch biosynthesis. The level of mRNA for AGPase and the activity of the enzyme increased in S 8 plant, but decreased in AS 3 plant. (author abst.)
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