Starch breakdown: recent discoveries suggest distinct pathways and novel mechanisms

Functional Plant Biology : FPB
Samuel C ZeemanOliver Kötting

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of current models of starch breakdown in leaves. We summarise the results of our recent work focusing on Arabidopsis, relating them to other work in the field. Early biochemical studies of starch containing tissues identified numerous enzymes capable of participating in starch degradation. In the non-living endosperms of germinated cereal seeds, starch breakdown proceeds by the combined actions of α-amylase, limit dextrinase (debranching enzyme), β-amylase and α-glucosidase. The activities of these enzymes and the regulation of some of the respective genes on germination have been extensively studied. In living plant cells, additional enzymes are present, such as α-glucan phosphorylase and disproportionating enzyme, and the major pathway of starch breakdown appears to differ from that in the cereal endosperm in some important aspects. For example, reverse-genetic studies of Arabidopsis show that α-amylase and limit-dextrinase play minor roles and are dispensable for starch breakdown in leaves. Current data also casts doubt on the involvement of α-glucosidase. In contrast, several lines of evidence point towards a major role for β-amylase in leaves, which functions together with ...Continue Reading

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