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A grafting-rescued albino mutant reveals the essential function of CspTAC12 in cucumber chloroplast biogenesis.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Jun 2026
Zhou Yuqing, Tian Haoran, Yao Senyang, Zhu Binjie, Xiang Yachen, Fu Linglong, Wang Xiaoxue, Zhou Yunzhao, Liu Hanqiang, Pan Yupeng
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Chloroplast biogenesis requires precise coordination between the nuclear and plastid genomes, orchestrated by the plastid-encoded RNA polymerase (PEP) complex. In this study, we characterized a spontaneous albino lethal mutant, XNS106_1, in cucumber. The mutant exhibits complete chlorophyll deficiency and photosynthetic failure, leading to post-germinative lethality. Genetic analysis revealed that the phenotype...
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