The nuclear genes involved in chloroplast development and chlorophyll biosynthesis must
be investigated to understand their functions in plant growth and development. In this study …

Leaf color is a highly important agronomic trait, and mutants with altered leaf coloration can
serve as excellent models for studies on chloroplast development and chlorophyll …

Chlorophyll (Chl) and lutein are the two most abundant and essential components in
photosynthetic apparatus, and play critical roles in plant development. In this study, we …

Leaf color mutants commonly found in rice have important implications in basic research
and breeding science. In this study, we isolated a pale-green leaf mutant (pgl10) from the …

Key message An insert mutation of YELLOW-GREEN LEAF2, encoding Heme Oxygenase 1,
results in significant reduction of its transcript levels, and therefore impairs chlorophyll …

Chloroplasts are essential sites for plant photosynthesis, and the biogenesis of the
photosynthetic complexes involves the interaction of nuclear genes and chloroplast genes …

Leaf-color mutants are ideal genetic materials for understanding the mechanism of
chloroplast development and chlorophyll (Chl) biosynthesis. Here we isolated and identified …

Abstract Background Plastid ribosomal proteins (PRPs) play important roles in the
translation of key proteins involved in chloroplast development and photosynthesis. PRPs …

A rice mutant with light-green leaves was discovered from a transgenic line of Oryza sativa.
The mutant has reduced chlorophyll content and abnormal chloroplast morphology …

Leaf-color is an effective marker to identify the hybridization of rice. Leaf-color related genes
function in chloroplast development and the photosynthetic pigment biosynthesis of higher …