The barley amo1 locus is tightly linked to the starch synthase IIIa gene and negatively regulates expression of granule-bound starch synthetic genes - Li, Zhongyi; Li, Dehong; Du, Xihua; Wang, Hong; Larroque, Oscar; Jenkins, Colin L. D.; Jobling, Stephen A.; Morell, Matthew K. (Journal of experimental botany, 2011)
Keywords: 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme; amylose; Amylose - biosynthesis; Barley; barley starch; biosynthesis; chromosome mapping; DNA; Down-Regulation; Endosperm; enzyme activity; enzymology; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genetic loci; Genetic mutation; genetics; Genomics; genotype; Genotypes; Glaciers; Grains; Hordeum; Hordeum - enzymology; Hordeum - genetics; Hordeum vulgare; leucine; loci; metabolism; mutants; Mutation; Phenotype; Plant Proteins; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; proteins; regulator genes; RESEARCH PAPER; Research Papers; seeds; Starch; Starch - biosynthesis; starch granules; starch synthase; Starch Synthase - genetics; Starch Synthase - metabolism; Starches; synthetic genes; 1; 6; GBSSI; SSIIa; barley; starch; mutant; SSIIIa