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Altered chloroplast development and delayed fruit ripening caused by mutations in a zinc metalloprotease at the lutescent2 locus of tomato.
Plant physiology - 1 Jul 2012
Barry Cornelius S, Aldridge Georgina M, Herzog Gal, Ma Qian, McQuinn Ryan P, Hirschberg Joseph, Giovannoni James J
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The chloroplast is the site of photosynthesis in higher plants but also functions as the center of synthesis for primary and specialized metabolites including amino acids, fatty acids, starch, and diverse isoprenoids. Mutants that disrupt aspects of chloroplast function represent valuable tools for defining structural and biochemical regulation of the chloroplast and its interplay with whole-plant structure and...
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