“…These genes encoded enzymes for the degradation of starch not only in the early steps of starch degradation in chloroplasts [18], such as GWD1 (SEX1), β-BAM1, BAM3, BAM5, BAM6, BAM7, BAM8, SEX4, and LSF1, but also in the later steps of starch degradation, such as limit-dextrinase (LDA), α-amylase (AMY1 and AMY2), disproportioning enzyme (DPE1 and DPE2), α-glucan phosphorylase (PHS1 and PHS2). Time-dependent low-expression of these genes suggested they were in the control of circadian clock, since Nup98 is involved in circadian regulation in Arabidopsis [12]. These genes function at different steps [18].…”