Sink strength of growing potato tubers is believed to be limited by sucrose metabolism and/or
starch synthesis. Sucrose synthase (Susy) is most likely responsible for the entire sucrose …

Considering global climate change, the incidence of combined drought and heat stress is
likely to increase in the future and will considerably influence plant-pathogen interactions. Until …

Nucleotide metabolism operates in all living organisms, embodies an evolutionarily ancient
and indispensable complex of metabolic pathways and is of utmost importance for plant …

Patatin is one of the major soluble proteins in potato tubers and is encoded by a multigene
family. Based on structural considerations two classes of patatin genes are distinguished. The …

The role of sucrose cleavage in determining sink strength in potato was investigated by
generating transgenic potato plants that expressed a yeast invertase in either the cytosol or …

Stomata are pores on the leaf surface, bounded by two guard cells, which control the uptake
of CO 2 for photosynthesis and the concomitant loss of water vapor. In 1898, Francis Darwin …

Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) has been reported to be associated with lesion-mimic
mutants. Tobacco plants expressing vacuolar and apoplastic yeast-derived invertase (vaclnv …

The fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis establishes a biotrophic relationship with its host
plant maize (Zea mays). Hallmarks of the disease are large plant tumours in which fungal …

Transketolase (TK) catalyzes reactions in the Calvin cycle and the oxidative pentose
phosphate pathway (OPPP) and produces erythrose-4-phosphate, which is a precursor for the …

Gibberellins (GAs) are involved in regulation of many aspects during plant development. To
investigate the impact of altered GA levels on plant growth and metabolism, transgenic …