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Autophagy supports biomass production and nitrogen use efficiency at the vegetative stage in rice.
Plant physiology - 1 May 2015
Wada Shinya, Hayashida Yasukzu, Izumi Masanori, Kurusu Takamitsu, Hanamata Shigeru, Kanno Keiichi, Kojima Soichi, Yamaya Tomoyuki, Kuchitsu Kazuyuki, Makino Amane, Ishida Hiroyuki
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Much of the nitrogen in leaves is distributed to chloroplasts, mainly in photosynthetic proteins. During leaf senescence, chloroplastic proteins, including Rubisco, are rapidly degraded, and the released nitrogen is remobilized and reused in newly developing tissues. Autophagy facilitates the degradation of intracellular components for nutrient recycling in all eukaryotes, and recent studies have revealed...
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