title: It takes two to tango: a new partner in amylose synthesis.
abstract: The mechanism by which plants make starch-a vital foodstuff for billions of humans-is poorly understood, with a clear role for just one enzyme, granular binding starch synthase. A new study identifies a protein needed to recruit this enzyme to the starch granule. Read the Research Article.
authors.affiliation: Freelance Science Writer, San Diego, California, United States of America.
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sedwick
mesh_terms: D000688:Amylose / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D013214:Starch Synthase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D000688:Amylose; D013214:Starch Synthase