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Author Asano T., Kunieda N., Omura Y., Ibe H., Kawasaki T., Takano M., Sato M., Furuhashi H., Mujin T., Takaiwa F., Chuan-yin Wu Cy, Tada Y., Satozawa T., Sakamoto M., Shimada H.
Title Rice SPK, a calmodulin-like domain protein kinase, is required for storage product accumulation during seed development: phosphorylation of sucrose synthase is a possible factor.
Abstract:
Suc, an end product of photosynthesis, is metabolized by Suc synthase in sink organs as an initial step in the biosynthesis of storage products. Suc synthase activity is known to be regulated by reversible phosphorylation, but the details of this process are unclear at present. Rice SPK, a calcium-dependent protein kinase, is expressed uniquely in the endosperm of immature seed, and its involvement in the biosynthetic pathways of storage products was suggested. Antisense SPK transformants lacked the ability to accumulate storage products such as starch, but produced watery seed with a large amount of Suc instead, as the result of an inhibition of Suc degradation. Analysis of in vitro phosphorylation indicated that SPK phosphorylated specifically a Ser residue in Suc synthase that has been shown to be important for its activity in the degradation of Suc. This finding suggests that SPK is involved in the activation of Suc synthase. It appears that SPK is a Suc synthase kinase that may be important for supplying substrates for the biosynthesis of storage products.
Journal Plant Cell
Country Japan
Volume 14(3)
Pages 619-28
Year 2002
PubMed ID 11910009
PubMed Central ID 150584
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Gene RSUS1 RSUS2 RSUS3 SPK
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Strain Wild Core Collection -
Induced Mutation Lines(NIG Collection) -
Sterile Seed Strain -
Lethal Embryo
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Stages in Each Organ
- Muant Lines (Gene) 		-
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