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RECA plays a dual role in the maintenance of chloroplast genome stability in Physcomitrella patens.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Nov 2015
Odahara Masaki, Inouye Takayuki, Nishimura Yoshiki, Sekine Yasuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) encodes essential genes for chloroplast functions, including photosynthesis. Homologous recombination occurs frequently in cpDNA; however, its significance and underlying mechanism remain poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed the role of a nuclear-encoded chloroplast-localized homolog of RecA recombinase, which is a key factor in homologous recombination in bacteria, in the moss...
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