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Arabidopsis mitochondrial protein TIM50 affects hypocotyl cell elongation through intracellular ATP level.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Feb 2012
Kumar Shailesh, Yoshizumi Takeshi, Hongo Hiroaki, Yoneda Arata, Hara Hiroko, Hamasaki Hidefumi, Takahashi Naoki, Nagata Noriko, Shimada Hiroaki, Matsui Minami
Abstract excerpt
The plant hypocotyl is an excellent model for the analysis of cell elongation. We have characterized a knockout mutant of the Arabidopsis TIM50 gene that showed a reduction in the hypocotyls length of etiolated seedlings. We also found that a knockout of TIM50 caused enlargement and deformation of the mitochondrial structure and a reduction in intracellular ATP levels. TIM50 is a component of the mitochondrial...
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