Two distinct waxy alleles impact the granule-bound starch synthase in sorghum

Authors

• Scott E. Sattler, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Jaswinder Singh, McGill University
• Eric J. Haas, Creighton UniversityFollow
• Lining Guo, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• Gautam Sarath, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
• Jeffrey F. Pedersen, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2009

Comments

Published in Mol Breeding (2009) 24:349–359.

Abstract

The granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS) is the enzyme responsible for amylose synthesis in starch granules. Loss of GBSS activity results in starch granules containing mostly amylopectin and little or no amylose, a phenotype described as waxy.