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Adjustments of embryonic photosynthetic activity modulate seed fitness in Arabidopsis thaliana.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2015
Allorent Guillaume, Osorio Sonia, Vu Joseph Ly, Falconet Denis, Jouhet Juliette, Kuntz Marcel, Fernie Alisdair R, Lerbs-Mache Silva, Macherel David, Courtois Florence, Finazzi Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
In this work, we dissect the physiological role of the transient photosynthetic stage observed in developing seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana. By combining biochemical and biophysical approaches, we demonstrate that despite similar features of the photosynthetic apparatus, light absorption, chloroplast morphology and electron transport are modified in green developing seeds, as a possible response to the peculiar...
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