Silencing of GDP-D-mannose 3,5-epimerase (GME) affects L-galactose incorporation in rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II) and induces both partial dimerisation of RG-II and growth defects in tomato plants

Aline Voxeur (1) , Christophe Rihouey (2) , Louise Gilbert (3) , Christophe Rothan (3) , Pierre Baldet (3) , Azeddine Driouich (1) , Patrice Lerouge (1)

1 Glyco-MEV - Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale
2 PBS - Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces
3 UMR INRA / Univ. Bordeaux 1 / Univ. Bordeaux 2 : Physiologie et Biotechnologie Végétales

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Aline Voxeur, Christophe Rihouey, Louise Gilbert, Christophe Rothan, Pierre Baldet, et al.. Silencing of GDP-D-mannose 3,5-epimerase (GME) affects L-galactose incorporation in rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II) and induces both partial dimerisation of RG-II and growth defects in tomato plants. 23ème Journées du Groupe Français des Glycosciences, May 2010, Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, France. ⟨hal-02128180⟩