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Physiological impact of mitochondrial alternative oxidase on photosynthesis and growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Nov 2011
Yoshida Keisuke, Watanabe Chihiro K, Terashima Ichiro, Noguchi Ko
Abstract excerpt
The mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) has been suggested to have a beneficial role in illuminated leaves, but its function has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the effects of a knockout of the AOX1a gene on photosynthesis and growth under several light conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana. The AOX-deficient aox1a mutant showed a lowered operating efficiency of photosystem II and...
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