The contribution of wheat to human diet and health
PR Shewry, SJ Hey - Food and energy security, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Wheat is the most important staple crop in temperate zones and is in increasing demand in
countries undergoing urbanization and industrialization. In addition to being a major source …
countries undergoing urbanization and industrialization. In addition to being a major source …
Cereal seed storage proteins: structures, properties and role in grain utilization
Storage proteins account for about 50% of the total protein in mature cereal grains and have
important impacts on their nutritional quality for humans and livestock and on their functional …
important impacts on their nutritional quality for humans and livestock and on their functional …
The endosperm-specific transcription factor TaNAC019 regulates glutenin and starch accumulation and its elite allele improves wheat grain quality
In wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), breeding efforts have focused intensively on improving grain
yield and quality. For quality, the content and composition of seed storage proteins (SSPs) …
yield and quality. For quality, the content and composition of seed storage proteins (SSPs) …
Cereal endosperms: development and storage product accumulation
J Liu, MW Wu, CM Liu - Annual review of plant biology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The persistent triploid endosperms of cereal crops are the most important source of human
food and animal feed. The development of cereal endosperms progresses through …
food and animal feed. The development of cereal endosperms progresses through …
Molecular and biochemical impacts of environmental factors on wheat grain development and protein synthesis
FM DuPont, SB Altenbach - Journal of cereal science, 2003 - Elsevier
Wheat grain yield and flour quality are strongly influenced by the effects of environment
during grain fill. Environmental variables such as temperature, water and fertilizer influence …
during grain fill. Environmental variables such as temperature, water and fertilizer influence …
The low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits of wheat gluten
Low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (LMW-GS) are polymeric protein components of
wheat endosperm and like all seed storage proteins, are digested to provide nutrients for the …
wheat endosperm and like all seed storage proteins, are digested to provide nutrients for the …
The Dof family of plant transcription factors
S Yanagisawa - Trends in plant science, 2002 - cell.com
Dof proteins are members of a major family of plant transcription factors. The proteins have
similar DNA-binding properties because of the highly conserved DNA-binding domain …
similar DNA-binding properties because of the highly conserved DNA-binding domain …
Underlying biochemical and molecular mechanisms for seed germination
MA Farooq, W Ma, S Shen, A Gu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the burgeoning population of the world, the successful germination of seeds to achieve
maximum crop production is very important. Seed germination is a precise balance of …
maximum crop production is very important. Seed germination is a precise balance of …
Genetics of wheat gluten proteins
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on genetic studies related to wheat gluten protein.
The importance of wheat in food processing and human nutrition has resulted in a massive …
The importance of wheat in food processing and human nutrition has resulted in a massive …
A maize zinc-finger protein binds the prolamin box in zein gene promoters and interacts with the basic leucine zipper transcriptional activator Opaque2
The prolamin box (P-box) is a highly conserved 7-bp sequence element (5′-TGTAAAG-
3′) found in the promoters of many cereal seed storage protein genes. Nuclear factors from …
3′) found in the promoters of many cereal seed storage protein genes. Nuclear factors from …