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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY , Vol 113, Issue 1 293-304, Copyright © 1997 by American Society of Plant Biologists

BIOCHEMISTRY AND ENZYMOLOGY

Influence of Gene Dosage on Carbohydrate Synthesis and Enzymatic Activities in Endosperm of Starch-Deficient Mutants of Maize

G. W. Singletary, R. Banisadr and P. L. Keeling
ICI Seeds, P.O. Box 500, Slater, Iowa 50244

In cereals, starch is synthesized in endosperm cells, which have a ploidy level of three. By studying the allelic dosage of mutants affecting starch formation in maize (Zea mays L.) kernels, we determined the effect of down-regulated enzyme activity on starch accumulation and the activity of associated enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism. We found a direct relationship between the amount of starch produced in the endosperm and the gene dosage of amylose extender-1, brittle-2, shrunken1, and sugary-1 mutant alleles. Changes in starch content were found to be caused by changes in the duration as well as the rate of starch synthesis, depending on the mutant. Branching enzyme, ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, and sucrose synthase activities were linearly reduced in endosperm containing increasing dosages of amylose extender-1, brittle-2, and shrunken-1 alleles, respectively. De-branching enzyme activity declined only in the presence of two or three copies of sugary-1. No enzyme-dosage relationship occurred with the dull1 mutant allele. All mutants except sugary-1 displayed large increases (approximately 2- to 5-fold) in activity among various enzymes unrelated to the structural gene. This occurred in homozygous recessive genotypes, as did elevated concentrations of soluble sugars, and differed in magnitude and distribution among enzymes according to the particular mutation.


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