PPR protein Early Chloroplast Development 2 is essential for chloroplast development at the early stage of Arabidopsis development.

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Chloroplast biogenesis and development regulation have long been a focus of research; however, the underlying mechanisms of these processes have not yet been fully elucidated. Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins have been shown to play key roles in chloroplast development. Here, we identified a novel P-type PPR protein, Early Chloroplast Development 2 (ECD2), and the ecd2 mutant resulted in embryo lethality....

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• Arabidopsis
• Chloroplasts
• Cotyledon
• Mutation
• Plant Leaves