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Sucrose assimilation during early developmental stages of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) plants.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11289609     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The activities of enzymes of both sucrose and fructan metabolism were measured in chicory (Cichorium intybus L. cv. Turbo) plants during early vegetative growth. From 21 to 42 d after sowing (phase I), carbohydrates were used for structural growth and sucrose was predominantly cleaved by acid invertase whereas neutral invertase (EC 3.2.1.26) and sucrose synthase (EC 2.4.1.13) activities were low. From 49 to 63 d after sowing (phase II) a cambium formed producing secondary tissues, concomitant with induced sucrose:sucrose 1-fructosyl transferase (1-SST; EC 2.4.1.99) and fructan:fructan-1-fructosyl transferase (EC 2.4.1.100) activities, and fructan synthesis in the roots. Accumulation of 1-SST mRNA occurred at the onset of thickening, indicating that 1-SST is controlled at a transcriptional level. Acid invertase activity gradually increased during phase I and remained high during early phase II. It subsequently decreased. The pattern of invertase mRNA accumulation correlated with the enzyme activities, indicating that acid invertase is controlled at the transcriptional level. Both acid invertase and 1-SST probably contributed to the sink strength in the root at the beginning of phase II.
Authors:
N Druart; J De Roover; W Van den Ende; P Goupil; A Van Laere; S Rambour
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Planta     Volume:  212     ISSN:  0032-0935     ISO Abbreviation:  Planta     Publication Date:  2001 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-05     Completed Date:  2001-07-19     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1250576     Medline TA:  Planta     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  436-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Physiologie et Génétique Moléculaire Végétales, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blotting, Northern
Carbon Radioisotopes / metabolism
Chicory / cytology,  enzymology*,  growth & development,  metabolism
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Fructans / metabolism
Fructose / metabolism
Glucose / metabolism
Glucosyltransferases / metabolism
Glycoside Hydrolases / metabolism
Hexosyltransferases / metabolism
Plant Roots / cytology,  enzymology,  metabolism
RNA, Messenger / metabolism
Sucrose / metabolism*
Trisaccharides / metabolism
beta-Fructofuranosidase
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Carbon Radioisotopes; 0/Fructans; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Trisaccharides; 30237-26-4/Fructose; 470-69-9/1-kestose; 50-99-7/Glucose; 57-50-1/Sucrose; EC 2.4.1.-/Glucosyltransferases; EC 2.4.1.-/Hexosyltransferases; EC 2.4.1.13/sucrose synthase; EC 2.4.1.9/inulosucrase; EC 3.2.1.-/Glycoside Hydrolases; EC 3.2.1.26/beta-Fructofuranosidase

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