Chloroplasts play an essential role in plant growth and development, and cold conditions
affect chloroplast development. Although many genes or regulators involved in chloroplast …

As the primary organ for photosynthesis, the leaf color is crucial for plant growth and
development. In this study, we isolated a yellow green leaf 14 (ygl14) mutant from Xinong …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the photosynthetic properties and
transcriptomic profiles of wildtype and chlorophyll (Chl) b-lacking rice (Oryza sativa L.). The …

We have previously generated a large pool of T-DNA insertional lines in rice. In this study,
we screened those T-DNA pools for rice mutants that had defective chlorophylls. Among the …

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

Understanding the regulation mechanisms of photosynthesis is key to improving its
efficiency and, ultimately, crop yield. In this study, we report that DEEP GREEN PANICLE1 …

Background Phytyl residues are the common side chains of chlorophyll (Chl) and
tocopherols. Geranylgeranyl reductase (GGR), which is encoded by CHLP gene, is …

Chlorophyll (Chl) molecules are essential for harvesting light energy in photosynthesis. A
rice high-chlorophyll mutant (Gc) with significantly increased Chl b was identified previously …

Chlorophyll biosynthesis is a crucial biological process in plants, and chlorophyll content is
one of the most important traits in rice breeding programs. In this study, we identified a lethal …

Chlorophyll b is synthesized from chlorophyll a by chlorophyll a oxygenase. We have
identified two genes (OsCAO1 and OsCAO2) from the rice genome that are highly …