An overview of sucrose synthases in plants

O Stein, D Granot - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Sucrose is the end product of photosynthesis and the primary sugar transported in the
phloem of most plants. Sucrose synthase (SuSy) is a glycosyl transferase enzyme that plays …

Long-read sequencing of the coffee bean transcriptome reveals the diversity of full-length transcripts

B Cheng, A Furtado, RJ Henry - Gigascience, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Polyploidization contributes to the complexity of gene expression, resulting in numerous
related but different transcripts. This study explored the transcriptome diversity and …

Adsorption of heavy metals (Cu2+ and Zn2+) on novel bifunctional ordered mesoporous silica: Optimization by response surface methodology

SJ Mousavi, M Parvini, M Ghorbani - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to develop new technologies in adsorption-based water treatment systems, the main
objective of this research is the removal of copper and zinc heavy metals from aqueous …

Genome-wide investigation and expression analysis suggest diverse roles and genetic redundancy of Pht1 family genes in response to Pi deficiency in tomato

A Chen, X Chen, H Wang, D Liao, M Gu, H Qu, S Sun… - BMC Plant …, 2014 - Springer
Background Phosphorus (P) deficiency is one of the major nutrient stresses limiting plant
growth. The uptake of P by plants is well considered to be mediated by a number of high …

Sucrose synthase genes: a way forward for cotton fiber improvement

M Ahmed, AA Shahid, S Akhtar, A Latif, SU Din… - Biologia, 2018 - Springer
Cotton is a premium source of natural fiber and is considered “white gold” in the textile
industry. Fiber length, strength and fineness are the key considerations for the industry …

The evolutionary history of the sucrose synthase gene family in higher plants

X Xu, Y Yang, C Liu, Y Sun, T Zhang, M Hou, S Huang… - BMC plant biology, 2019 - Springer
Background Sucrose synthase (SUS) is widely considered a key enzyme participating in
sucrose metabolism in higher plants and regarded as a biochemical marker for sink strength …

Morphology, sucrose metabolism and gene network reveal the molecular mechanism of seed fiber development in poplar

X Yang, T Zhao, P Rao, N Yang, G Li, L Jia, X An… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poplar is an important tree species for ecological protection, wood production, bioenergy
and urban greening; it has been widely planted worldwide. However, the catkin fibers …

Genome-Wide Analysis of the Sucrose Synthase Gene Family in Grape (Vitis vinifera): Structure, Evolution, and Expression Profiles

X Zhu, M Wang, X Li, S Jiu, C Wang, J Fang - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Sucrose synthase (SS) is widely considered as the key enzyme involved in the plant sugar
metabolism that is critical to plant growth and development, especially quality of the fruit. The …

Guard cell‐specific upregulation of sucrose synthase 3 reveals that the role of sucrose in stomatal function is primarily energetic

DM Daloso, TCR Williams, WC Antunes… - New …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Isoform 3 of sucrose synthase (SUS3) is highly expressed in guard cells; however, the
precise function of SUS 3 in this cell type remains to be elucidated. Here, we characterized …

Structure and expression profile of the sucrose synthase gene family in the rubber tree: indicative of roles in stress response and sucrose utilization in the laticifers

X Xiao, C Tang, Y Fang, M Yang, B Zhou, J Qi… - The FEBS …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Sucrose synthase (Sus, EC 2.4. 1.13) is widely recognized as a key enzyme in sucrose
metabolism in plants. However, nothing is known about this gene family in Hevea …