Isolation and Characterization of Plastidic Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
... linked to nitrogen metabolism through the prerequisite of reductant (Emes and Bowsher, 1991) but its true involvement in fatty acid synthesis still remains poorly characterized. The first committed step of fatty acid synthesis occurs in the plastid with the formation of malonyI-CoA from acetyI-CoA a ...
... linked to nitrogen metabolism through the prerequisite of reductant (Emes and Bowsher, 1991) but its true involvement in fatty acid synthesis still remains poorly characterized. The first committed step of fatty acid synthesis occurs in the plastid with the formation of malonyI-CoA from acetyI-CoA a ...
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... differentiation of proplastids, precursors that are found in meristematic tissues and can also develop into many other forms such as the amyloplasts in roots or the chromoplasts in fruits. Plastid transformation can involve delivery of DNA into chloroplasts or non-green plastids. Once stable transfo ...
... differentiation of proplastids, precursors that are found in meristematic tissues and can also develop into many other forms such as the amyloplasts in roots or the chromoplasts in fruits. Plastid transformation can involve delivery of DNA into chloroplasts or non-green plastids. Once stable transfo ...
The Predicted Candidates of Arabidopsis Plastid Inner Envelope
... proteins are removed from our candidate list of 562, the remaining candidates are expected to be highly enriched in envelope proteins. After manual removal of 21 known thylakoid-associated proteins and their homologs, 541 proteins remained as potential candidates for Arabidopsis plastid envelope mem ...
... proteins are removed from our candidate list of 562, the remaining candidates are expected to be highly enriched in envelope proteins. After manual removal of 21 known thylakoid-associated proteins and their homologs, 541 proteins remained as potential candidates for Arabidopsis plastid envelope mem ...
Pfannschmidt 2010 TI..
... Figure 1. Potential alternatives to a repressive plastidial signal. Different models for communication between a dysfunctional plastid (yellow/grey oval) and a nucleus (blue circle) in a wild type cell are depicted. The models show how the genetic defects in gun mutants, which lead to the lack of GU ...
... Figure 1. Potential alternatives to a repressive plastidial signal. Different models for communication between a dysfunctional plastid (yellow/grey oval) and a nucleus (blue circle) in a wild type cell are depicted. The models show how the genetic defects in gun mutants, which lead to the lack of GU ...
Plant mitochondria contain the protein translocase subunits TatB
... Twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathways have been wellcharacterized in bacteria and chloroplasts. Genes encoding a TatC protein are found in almost all plant mitochondrial genomes but to date these have not been extensively investigated. For the first time it could be demonstrated that this mitoc ...
... Twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathways have been wellcharacterized in bacteria and chloroplasts. Genes encoding a TatC protein are found in almost all plant mitochondrial genomes but to date these have not been extensively investigated. For the first time it could be demonstrated that this mitoc ...
Organelle division: From coli to chloroplasts
... bacterial-like systems. The components of the mitochondrial division system are unknown, but they might be related to some other process characteristic of eukaryotic cells, such as vesicle budding. Another example of where chloroplasts are more ‘bacteria-like’ than mitochondria involves protein tran ...
... bacterial-like systems. The components of the mitochondrial division system are unknown, but they might be related to some other process characteristic of eukaryotic cells, such as vesicle budding. Another example of where chloroplasts are more ‘bacteria-like’ than mitochondria involves protein tran ...
Reconstructing evolution: Gene transfer from plastids to the nucleus
... DNA are found in nuclear-transferred copies as often as are coding sequences.(23) When plant nuclear genome sequences reveal uninterrupted organelle-like DNA tracts that contain the organellar introns, tRNAs and hundreds of kilobases of organellar non-coding regions, DNA transfer seems most likely t ...
... DNA are found in nuclear-transferred copies as often as are coding sequences.(23) When plant nuclear genome sequences reveal uninterrupted organelle-like DNA tracts that contain the organellar introns, tRNAs and hundreds of kilobases of organellar non-coding regions, DNA transfer seems most likely t ...
Mergers and acquisitions: malaria and the great chloroplast heist
... been to compare genes from the plastid genome of the secondary plastid with the candidates from the pool of primary plastid-containing organisms. For malaria parasites this was no problem since the entire plastid genome was already sequenced by Iain Wilson and colleagues [2], but, until recently, no ...
... been to compare genes from the plastid genome of the secondary plastid with the candidates from the pool of primary plastid-containing organisms. For malaria parasites this was no problem since the entire plastid genome was already sequenced by Iain Wilson and colleagues [2], but, until recently, no ...
Plant physiology
... analyses. Second, Dunaliella do not have a rigid cell wall and can be lysed by a gentle osmotic shock, which does not rupture the chloroplast. Therefore, it is possible to sequentially release pure CLD and bCplastoglobuli by a two-step lysis (Katz et al., 1995). Third, D. bardawil seems to lack the ...
... analyses. Second, Dunaliella do not have a rigid cell wall and can be lysed by a gentle osmotic shock, which does not rupture the chloroplast. Therefore, it is possible to sequentially release pure CLD and bCplastoglobuli by a two-step lysis (Katz et al., 1995). Third, D. bardawil seems to lack the ...
Short review - BioPublisher
... independent organelle structures such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. These subcellular structures include nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus, lysosome, peroxisome, vacuole, cytoskeleton, cytosol, mitochondrion, chloroplast, and plasma membrane. For a subcellular membrane enclose ...
... independent organelle structures such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. These subcellular structures include nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus, lysosome, peroxisome, vacuole, cytoskeleton, cytosol, mitochondrion, chloroplast, and plasma membrane. For a subcellular membrane enclose ...
Proteome of amyloplasts isolated from
... their primary function, i.e. the biosynthesis and degradation of starch, has increased dramatically in recent years, relatively little is known about other biochemical processes taking place in these organelles. To help fill this gap, a proteomic analysis of amyloplasts isolated from the starchy endo ...
... their primary function, i.e. the biosynthesis and degradation of starch, has increased dramatically in recent years, relatively little is known about other biochemical processes taking place in these organelles. To help fill this gap, a proteomic analysis of amyloplasts isolated from the starchy endo ...
Proteome of amyloplasts isolated from developing wheat
... their primary function, i.e. the biosynthesis and degradation of starch, has increased dramatically in recent years, relatively little is known about other biochemical processes taking place in these organelles. To help fill this gap, a proteomic analysis of amyloplasts isolated from the starchy endo ...
... their primary function, i.e. the biosynthesis and degradation of starch, has increased dramatically in recent years, relatively little is known about other biochemical processes taking place in these organelles. To help fill this gap, a proteomic analysis of amyloplasts isolated from the starchy endo ...
A 1-Megadalton Translocation Complex Containing
... form after a subsequent incubation. While Tic20 and Tic21 appear to be involved in the 1-MD complex, Tic110, a wellcharacterized Tic component, exists as a distinct entity from the complex. Several lines of evidence suggest that the 1-MD complex functions in between the Toc and Tic110-containing com ...
... form after a subsequent incubation. While Tic20 and Tic21 appear to be involved in the 1-MD complex, Tic110, a wellcharacterized Tic component, exists as a distinct entity from the complex. Several lines of evidence suggest that the 1-MD complex functions in between the Toc and Tic110-containing com ...
Nitrite transport to the chloroplast in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
... and prochlorococcals. The FNT proteins contain around 270 residues, except for the yeast proteins (Accession numbers P38750, and CAA21934), which show, in addition, a hydrophylic C-terminal extension of an unrelated sequence and a variable length. Phylogenetic analysis of proteins from the FNT famil ...
... and prochlorococcals. The FNT proteins contain around 270 residues, except for the yeast proteins (Accession numbers P38750, and CAA21934), which show, in addition, a hydrophylic C-terminal extension of an unrelated sequence and a variable length. Phylogenetic analysis of proteins from the FNT famil ...
Chloroplast envelope membranes: a dynamic interface between
... membranes and this confers to the envelope membranes a low density. The outer envelope membrane has the highest lipid to protein ratio among plant cells membranes (2.5 to 3 mg lipids/mg proteins), and this is responsible for its very low density (1.08 g/cm3, Block et al. 1983a). The lipid to protein ...
... membranes and this confers to the envelope membranes a low density. The outer envelope membrane has the highest lipid to protein ratio among plant cells membranes (2.5 to 3 mg lipids/mg proteins), and this is responsible for its very low density (1.08 g/cm3, Block et al. 1983a). The lipid to protein ...
Truncated Photosystem Chlorophyll Antenna Size in the Green
... antenna of both photosystems, it can be estimated that the size of the light-harvesting antenna of the photosystems in the tla3 mutant is about one-third of that in the wild type. This observation suggests that there is a substantially smaller Chl antenna size of the photosystems in the mutant. When ...
... antenna of both photosystems, it can be estimated that the size of the light-harvesting antenna of the photosystems in the tla3 mutant is about one-third of that in the wild type. This observation suggests that there is a substantially smaller Chl antenna size of the photosystems in the mutant. When ...
Universal chloroplast integration and expression vectors
... expression vectors which are competent to stably transform and integrate genes of interest into chloroplast genome of multiple species of plants. Transformed plants and their progeny are provided. Monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants are transformed which have never been transformed heretofore ...
... expression vectors which are competent to stably transform and integrate genes of interest into chloroplast genome of multiple species of plants. Transformed plants and their progeny are provided. Monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants are transformed which have never been transformed heretofore ...
Analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence reveals stage specific patterns
... of basally-located amyloplasts (Blancaflor et al., 1998; Rosen et al., 1999; Van Den Berg et al., 1997; Wildwater et al., 2005). Mature chloroplasts contain a large number of different proteins. Some of these proteins are encoded in the plastid genome, however the majority (>95%) are encoded by nucl ...
... of basally-located amyloplasts (Blancaflor et al., 1998; Rosen et al., 1999; Van Den Berg et al., 1997; Wildwater et al., 2005). Mature chloroplasts contain a large number of different proteins. Some of these proteins are encoded in the plastid genome, however the majority (>95%) are encoded by nucl ...
Intracellular Redox Compartmentation and ROS
... Recent years have witnessed enormous progress in understanding redox signaling related to reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plants. The consensus view is that such signaling is intrinsic to many developmental processes and responses to the environment. ROS-related redox signaling is tightly wedded to ...
... Recent years have witnessed enormous progress in understanding redox signaling related to reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plants. The consensus view is that such signaling is intrinsic to many developmental processes and responses to the environment. ROS-related redox signaling is tightly wedded to ...
Plastidial phosphoglucose isomerase does not link the Calvin
... pathway when plants are exposed to microbial volatiles ...
... pathway when plants are exposed to microbial volatiles ...
Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
... Are plants the only organisms that perform photosynthesis? Although we generally discuss plants when learning about photosynthesis, keep in mind that plants are not the only organisms that can make their own food. Some bacteria and some protists, such as the algae pictured here, also perform photosy ...
... Are plants the only organisms that perform photosynthesis? Although we generally discuss plants when learning about photosynthesis, keep in mind that plants are not the only organisms that can make their own food. Some bacteria and some protists, such as the algae pictured here, also perform photosy ...
Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
... Are plants the only organisms that perform photosynthesis? Although we generally discuss plants when learning about photosynthesis, keep in mind that plants are not the only organisms that can make their own food. Some bacteria and some protists, such as the algae pictured here, also perform photosy ...
... Are plants the only organisms that perform photosynthesis? Although we generally discuss plants when learning about photosynthesis, keep in mind that plants are not the only organisms that can make their own food. Some bacteria and some protists, such as the algae pictured here, also perform photosy ...
Targeting of Proteins to the Outer Envelope Membrane Uses a
... Imported OM14 could not be removed from the outer membrane by alkaline or high salt extraction (data not shown), suggesting that OM14 was an integral membrane protein. Figure 5A shows the hydrophobicity analysis (Kyte and Doolittle, 1982) of the deduced OM14 polypeptide sequence. It predicts that th ...
... Imported OM14 could not be removed from the outer membrane by alkaline or high salt extraction (data not shown), suggesting that OM14 was an integral membrane protein. Figure 5A shows the hydrophobicity analysis (Kyte and Doolittle, 1982) of the deduced OM14 polypeptide sequence. It predicts that th ...
Taxonomic revision and species delimitation of coccoid green algae
... approach has frequently revealed new lineages of still unidentified organisms for which no cultures are available and thus also no morphological features known (e.g., Pace 1997, Diez et al. 2001, Lopez-Garcia et al. 2001, Moon-van der Staay et al. 2001). While this has been an important advance in u ...
... approach has frequently revealed new lineages of still unidentified organisms for which no cultures are available and thus also no morphological features known (e.g., Pace 1997, Diez et al. 2001, Lopez-Garcia et al. 2001, Moon-van der Staay et al. 2001). While this has been an important advance in u ...
DNA Gyrase Is Involved in Chloroplast Nucleoid
... (A) Schematic representation of the structure of NbGyrA, the cDNA regions used in the VIGS constructs, and the VIGS phenotypes of the three TRV:GyrA VIGS lines. The box indicates the protein-coding region of NbGyrA. The three VIGS constructs containing different regions of the NbGyrA cDNA are marked ...
... (A) Schematic representation of the structure of NbGyrA, the cDNA regions used in the VIGS constructs, and the VIGS phenotypes of the three TRV:GyrA VIGS lines. The box indicates the protein-coding region of NbGyrA. The three VIGS constructs containing different regions of the NbGyrA cDNA are marked ...