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The granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS I) encoded by the Wxgenes, is involved in amylose synthesis. For analyses of mechanisms of amylose synthesis and associated starch properties in hexaploid wheat, eight possible genotypes having different combinations of the three null alleles at the Wx loci with a common genetic background are a prerequisite. A near-isogenic population of doubled haploid (DH) lines was produced from Chinese Spring × waxy Chinese Spring F1 plants using the wheat × maize method. The Wx protein phenotypes of the DH progeny were examined by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and found that the null alleles at each of the three Wx loci segregated in a Mendelian fashion. A field trial demonstrated no differences between the eight types for ear emergence time, plant height and grain yield traits. Amylose content in the endosperm starch was highest in the wild type while lowest in the waxy type having no Wx proteins. Comparison between single null types and double null types indicated that the amylose synthesis capacity of Wx-A1a allele is the lowest. Pasting properties of starch are the highest in the waxy type, followed by the double null types. Consequently, both peak viscosity and breakdown were negatively correlated with amylose content. The chain-length distribution analysis of amylopectin structure revealed no clear difference among the eight types,suggesting that the reduced GBSS I activity due to introgression of the null Wx alleles does not affect either the chain length or the degree of branching of amylopectin.
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Miura, H., Wickramasinghe, M., Subasinghe, R. et al. Development of near-isogenic lines of wheat carrying different null Wx alleles and their starch properties. Euphytica 123, 353–359 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015042322687
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