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Autophagy contributes to nighttime energy availability for growth in Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Apr 2013
Izumi Masanori, Hidema Jun, Makino Amane, Ishida Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Autophagy is an intracellular process leading to the vacuolar degradation of cytoplasmic components. Autophagic degradation of chloroplasts is particularly activated in leaves under conditions of low sugar availability. Here, we investigated the importance of autophagy in the energy availability and growth of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). autophagy-deficient (atg) mutants showed reduced growth under...
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