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Young Leaf Chlorosis 1, a chloroplast-localized gene required for chlorophyll and lutein accumulation during early leaf development in rice.
Planta - 1 Jan 2013
Zhou Kunneng, Ren Yulong, Lv Jia, Wang Yihua, Liu Feng, Zhou Feng, Zhao Shaolu, Chen Saihua, Peng Cheng, Zhang Xin, Guo Xiuping, Cheng Zhijun, Wang Jiulin, Wu Fuqing, Jiang Ling, Wan Jianmin
Abstract excerpt
Chlorophyll (Chl) and lutein are the two most abundant and essential components in photosynthetic apparatus, and play critical roles in plant development. In this study, we characterized a rice mutant named young leaf chlorosis 1 (ylc1) from a ⁶⁰Co-irradiated population. Young leaves of the ylc1 mutant showed decreased levels of Chl and lutein compared to those of wild type, and transmission electron microscopy...
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