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Expression Level Of Sh2 And Bt2 Genes In Some Advanced Corn Lines Under Tropical Environment, Fatemeh Abna, Farhat A. Avin, Noorma Wati Haron
Expression Level Of Sh2 And Bt2 Genes In Some Advanced Corn Lines Under Tropical Environment, Fatemeh Abna, Farhat A. Avin, Noorma Wati Haron
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research
The rate-limiting step in starch synthesis entails the synthesis of ADP-Glc from Glc-1-P and ATP by AGPase. AGPase is a heterotetramer composed of two large subunits encoded by Sh2 and two small subunits encoded by Bt2. We examined the transcript level of each gene that encodes AGPase through quantitative real-time PCR (qRT_PCR) within endosperm and leaf tissues from 6 newer composite corn lines. The Sh2 and Bt2 genes presented upregulated expression levels in leaf and endosperm tissue. The highest expression level of these two genes in leaf tissues was observed in UM 1 with 6.96 fold and in UM 11 …