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The senescence-induced staygreen protein regulates chlorophyll degradation.
The Plant cell - 1 May 2007
Park So-Yon, Yu Jae-Woong, Park Jong-Sung, Li Jinjie, Yoo Soo-Cheul, Lee Na-Yeoun, Lee Sang-Kyu, Jeong Seok-Won, Seo Hak Soo, Koh Hee-Jong, Jeon Jong-Seong, Park Youn-Il, Paek Nam-Chon
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Loss of green color in leaves results from chlorophyll (Chl) degradation in chloroplasts, but little is known about how Chl catabolism is regulated throughout leaf development. Using the staygreen (sgr) mutant in rice (Oryza sativa), which maintains greenness during leaf senescence, we identified Sgr, a senescence-associated gene encoding a novel chloroplast protein. Transgenic rice overexpressing Sgr produces...
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