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Development and characterization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii low chlorophyll mutants to improve photosynthetic efficiency and biomass
The ability of the microalgae to utilize light efficiently is the critical factor for growth and biomass productivity through photosynthesis. Here,...
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Map** the gene of a maize leaf senescence mutant and understanding the senescence pathways by expression analysis
Key messagesNarrowing down to a single putative target gene behind a leaf senescence mutant and constructing the regulation network by proteomic...
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Chloroplast SRP43 autonomously protects chlorophyll biosynthesis proteins against heat shock
The assembly of light-harvesting chlorophyll-binding proteins (LHCPs) is coordinated with chlorophyll biosynthesis during chloroplast development....
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Modulation of the wheat transcriptome by TaZFP13D under well-watered and drought conditions
Maintaining global food security in the context of climate changes will be an important challenge in the next century. Improving abiotic stress...
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Adverse Impact of ROS on Nutrient Accumulation and Distribution in Plants
Reactive oxygen species are produced as a normal product of plant cellular metabolism and play important roles in maintaining normal plant growth and... -
Genomic potential for inorganic carbon sequestration and xenobiotic degradation in marine bacterium Youngimonas vesicularis CC-AMW-ET affiliated to family Paracoccaceae
Ecological studies on marine microbial communities largely focus on fundamental biogeochemical processes or the most abundant constituents, while...
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Comprehensive transcriptome analysis discovers genes related to leaf color in Cymbidium ‘Sakura’ etiolated mutant
The orchids Cymbidium ‘Sakura’ ( Cy C) and its etiolated mutant ( Cy T) were studied. Cy C displays obvious dark green leaves, while Cy T shows yellow...
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Die Energie des Sonnenlichts und die Photosynthese sind die Grundlage für das Leben auf der Erde
Pflanzen und Cyanobakterien fangen das Licht der Sonne ein und nutzen dessen Energie, um aus anorganischen Ausgangssubstanzen wie CO2, Nitrat und... -
Structure of a green algal photosystem I in complex with a large number of light-harvesting complex I subunits
Photosystem I (PSI) is a highly efficient natural light-energy converter, and has diverse light-harvesting antennas associated with its core in...
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The Dynamics of the Photosynthetic Apparatus in Algae
Higher plants and algae are subjected to changes in light quality and quantity, and in nutrient availability in their natural habitat. To adapt to... -
Structural characterization of the photosystems in the green alga Chlorella sorokiniana
Main conclusionThe supramolecular organization of the photosystem supercomplexes in the green alga Chlorella sorokiniana belonging to...
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Antenna arrangement and energy-transfer pathways of PSI–LHCI from the moss Physcomitrella patens
Plants harvest light energy utilized for photosynthesis by light-harvesting complex I and II (LHCI and LHCII) surrounding photosystem I and II (PSI...
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Transcriptomics and physiology reveal the mechanism of potassium indole-3-butyrate (IBAK) mediating rice resistance to salt stress
BackgroundIBAK, as a plant growth regulator, has broad application prospects in improving crop resistance to abiotic stress.
ResultsIn this study,...
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Roles of Reactive Carbonyl Species (RCS) in Plant Response to Abiotic Stress
Abiotic and biotic stress conditions lead to production of reactive carbonyl species (RCS) which are lipid peroxide derivatives and have detrimental... -
Regulation of chloroplast biogenesis, development, and signaling by endogenous and exogenous cues
Chloroplasts are one of the defining features in most plants, primarily known for their unique property to carry out photosynthesis. Besides this,...
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Spruce versus Arabidopsis: different strategies of photosynthetic acclimation to light intensity change
The acclimation of higher plants to different light intensities is associated with a reorganization of the photosynthetic apparatus. These...
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Ocean warming and acidification affect the transitional C:N:P ratio and macromolecular accumulation in the harmful raphidophyte Heterosigma akashiwo
Despite an increase in ocean warming and acidification that is expected to increase the number of harmful algal species worldwide, the population of...
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Macromolecular conformational changes in photosystem II: interaction between structure and function
Conformational changes play an important role in the functioning of proteins and their complexes. This is also true for the pigment-protein...
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Adaptation of light-harvesting functions of unicellular green algae to different light qualities
Oxygenic photosynthetic organisms perform photosynthesis efficiently by distributing captured light energy to photosystems (PSs) at an appropriate...
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SiHSFA2e regulated expression of SisHSP21.9 maintains chloroplast proteome integrity under high temperature stress
High temperature-induced crop failures are prominent nowadays in major staples, including rice, wheat, and maize; however, crops such as foxtail...