TY - JOUR AU - Liu, Yan-Jun AU - Wang, Guang-Long AU - Ma, Jing AU - Xu, Zhi-Sheng AU - Wang, Feng AU - Xiong, Ai-Sheng PY - 2018 DA - 2018/01/05 TI - Transcript profiling of sucrose synthase genes involved in sucrose metabolism among four carrot (Daucus carota L.) cultivars reveals distinct patterns JO - BMC Plant Biology SP - 8 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Carrot which contains lots of nutrients has a large demand around the world. The soluble sugar content in fleshy root of carrot directly influences its taste and quality. Sucrose, as an important member of soluble sugar, is the main product of photosynthesis in higher plants and it plays pivotal roles in physiological processes including energy supply, signal transduction, transcriptional regulation, starch and cellulose synthesis, and stress tolerance. Sucrose synthase is a key enzyme involved in sucrose metabolism and is closely related to sucrose content. However, the molecular mechanism involved in sucrose metabolism in carrot has lagged behind. SN - 1471-2229 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-017-1221-1 DO - 10.1186/s12870-017-1221-1 ID - Liu2018 ER -