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Albino Leaf1 That Encodes the Sole Octotricopeptide Repeat Protein Is Responsible for Chloroplast Development.
Plant physiology - 1 Jun 2016
Zhang Zemin, Tan Jianjie, Shi Zhenying, Xie Qingjun, Xing Yi, Liu Changhong, Chen Qiaoling, Zhu Haitao, Wang Jiang, Zhang Jingliu, Zhang Guiquan
Abstract excerpt
Chloroplast, the photosynthetic organelle in plants, plays a crucial role in plant development and growth through manipulating the capacity of photosynthesis. However, the regulatory mechanism of chloroplast development still remains elusive. Here, we characterized a mutant with defective chloroplasts in rice (Oryza sativa), termed albino leaf1 (al1), which exhibits a distinct albino phenotype in leaves,...
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