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Regulation of carotenoid composition and shoot branching in Arabidopsis by a chromatin modifying histone methyltransferase, SDG8.
The Plant cell - 1 Jan 2009
Cazzonelli Christopher I, Cuttriss Abby J, Cossetto Susan B, Pye William, Crisp Peter, Whelan Jim, Finnegan E Jean, Turnbull Colin, Pogson Barry J
Abstract excerpt
Carotenoid pigments are critical for plant survival, and carotenoid composition is tuned to the developmental stage, tissue, and to environmental stimuli. We report the cloning of the CAROTENOID CHLOROPLAST REGULATORY1 (CCR1) gene. The ccr1 mutant has increased shoot branching and altered carotenoid composition, namely, reduced lutein in leaves and accumulation of cis-carotenes in dark-grown seedlings. The CCR1...
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