Regulation of phytoene desaturase expression is independent of leaf pigment content in Arabidopsis thaliana.

doi:10.1023/a:1006021522259

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Regulation of phytoene desaturase expression is independent of leaf pigment content in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Plant molecular biology - 1 Aug 1998

Wetzel C M, Rodermel S R

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Synthesis of carotenoids in higher plants occurs in the plastids, but all of the required enzymes are coded for in the nuclear genome and are post-transcriptionally imported into the plastid compartment. Regulation of the synthesis of the enzymes is poorly understood. The two-step desaturation of...

Topics

Arabidopsis
Carotenoids
Chlorophyll
Feedback
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
Herbicides
Mutation
Oxidoreductases
Pigments, Biological
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Pyridazines
RNA, Messenger
RNA, Plant

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