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Disruption of the rice plastid ribosomal protein s20 leads to chloroplast developmental defects and seedling lethality.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 3 Oct 2013
Gong Xiaodi, Jiang Quan, Xu Jianlong, Zhang Jianhui, Teng Sheng, Lin Dongzhi, Dong Yanjun
Abstract excerpt
Plastid ribosomal proteins (PRPs) are essential for ribosome biogenesis, plastid protein biosynthesis, chloroplast differentiation, and early chloroplast development. This study identifies the first rice PRP mutant, asl1 (albino seedling lethality1), which exhibits an albino lethal phenotype at the seedling stage. This albino phenotype was associated with altered chlorophyll (Chl) content and chloroplast...
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