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Constitutive expression of pea Lhcb 1-2 in tobacco affects plant development, morphology and photosynthetic capacity.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Jul 2004
Labate Mônica T V, Ko Kenton, Ko Zdenka W, Pinto Luciana S R Costa, Real Maria J U D, Romano Marcelo Ribeiro, Barja Paulo Roxo, Granell Antonio, Friso Giulia, van Wijk Klaas J, Brugnoli Enrico, Labate Carlos A
Abstract excerpt
Lhcb1-2 from pea was constitutively expressed in transgenic tobacco plants and assessed for functional impact. The successful assembly of the encoded proteins into LHCII trimers was confirmed by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Constitutive production of LHCb1-2 led to increased number of thylakoid membranes per chloroplast, increased grana stacking, higher chloroplast numbers per palisade cell and...
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