Molecular cloning and characterization of a gene encoding soluble starch synthase III (SSSIII) in Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Soluble starch synthase (SSS) is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of plant amylopectin. To reveal the starch synthesis pathway in lotus, we cloned a gene named NnSSSIII from Nelumbo nucifera in this study. A full-length cDNA of soluble starch synthase (SSS), designated as NnSSSIII, which was 4070 bp (GenBank accession NO. KR062069) containing a 3696 bp open reading frame and encoding a protein of 1231 amino acid. Twenty SNPs of NnSSSIII were...