Heterologous microarray experiments allow the identification of the early events associated with potato tuber cold sweetening.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since its discovery more than 100 years ago, potato (Solanum tuberosum) tuber cold-induced sweetening (CIS) has been extensively investigated. Several carbohydrate-associated genes would seem to be involved in the process. However, many uncertainties still exist, as the relative contribution of each gene to the process is often unclear, possibly as the consequence of the heterogeneity of experimental systems. Some enzymes associated with CIS, such as beta-amylases and invertases, have still to be identified at a sequence level. In addition, little is known about the early events that trigger CIS and on the involvement/association with CIS of genes different from carbohydrate-associated genes. Many of these uncertainties could be resolved by profiling experiments, but no

SUBMITTER: Bagnaresi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2358903 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature