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

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.