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The tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein slow green1 is required for chloroplast development in Arabidopsis.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Mar 2014
Hu Zhihong, Xu Fan, Guan Liping, Qian Pingping, Liu Yaqiong, Zhang Huifang, Huang Yan, Hou Suiwen
Abstract excerpt
A new gene, SG1, was identified in a slow-greening mutant (sg1) isolated from an ethylmethanesulphonate-mutagenized population of Arabidopsis thaliana. The newly formed leaves of sg1 were initially albino, but gradually became pale green. After 3 weeks, the leaves of the mutant were as green as those of the wild-type plants. Transmission electron microscopic observations revealed that the mutant displayed delayed...
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