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Comment
. 2020 Jan 1;71(1):1-3.
doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz414.

The A to B of starch granule formation in wheat endosperm

James R Lloyd  1
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The A to B of starch granule formation in wheat endosperm

James R Lloyd. J Exp Bot. .

Abstract

This article comments on:

Chia T, Chirico M, King R et al. 2019. A carbohydrate-binding protein, B-granule content 1 influences starch granule-size distribution in a dose dependent manner in polyploid wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany 70, 105–115.

Keywords: A- and B-granules; compound starch; protein targeting to starch; starch granules; wheat.

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