The pathway of starch synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves
M. M. F. F. Fünfgeld, W. Wang, H. Ishihara, S. Arrivault, R. Feil, A. M. Smith, M. Stitt, J. Lunn, T. Niittylä
The paper resolves a 20-year controversy by showing that ADPG pyrophosphorylase in chloroplasts, not sucrose synthase in the cytosol, is the primary source of ADPG for starch synthesis in Arabidopsis leaves.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2021 · PreprintPlant Biology