It takes two to tango: a new partner in amylose synthesis.

The mechanism by which plants make starch-a vital foodstuff for billions of humans-is poorly understood, with a clear role for just one enzyme, granular binding starch synthase. A new study identifies a protein needed to recruit this enzyme to the starch granule. Read the Research Article.

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Main Author: Caitlin Sedwick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002079&type=printable
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