Unravelling the mechanisms of carbon resource allocation in plant leaves (IMAGE)

Chiba University

Unravelling the mechanisms of carbon resource allocation in plant leaves

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Using a forward genetics approach, researchers identified the LIRI1 gene to be the key regulator of carbon allocation in plant leaves, balancing starch and triacylglycerol (TAG) storage. LIRI1 interacts with ACETYL-COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE CARBOXYLTRANSFERASE ALPHA SUBUNIT (α-CT), which is essential for fatty acid biosynthesis and TAGs production, and STARCH SYNTHASE 4 (SS4), which is involved in starch biosynthesis.

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Associate Professor Takashi L. Shimada from Chiba University, Japan

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