Plastids communicate their developmental and physiological status to the nucleus via
retrograde signaling, allowing nuclear gene expression to be adjusted appropriately …

The chloroplast is a complex cellular organelle that not only performs photosynthesis but
also synthesizes amino acids, lipids, and phytohormones. Nuclear and chloroplast genetic …

Magnesium chelatase (MgCh) catalyzes the insertion of magnesium into protoporphyrin IX,
a vital step in chlorophyll (Chl) biogenesis. The enzyme consists of 3 subunits, MgCh I …

Summary Arabidopsis GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3 (GSK3)-like kinases play various
roles in plant development, including chloroplast development, but the underlying molecular …

Communication between cellular compartments is vital for development and environmental
adaptation. Signals emanating from organelles, so-called retrograde signals, coordinate …

Key message We reported the mitochondrial genome of Taraxacum mongolicum for the first
time. Five pairs of repeats that can mediate recombination were validated, leading to …

The pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins constitute one of the largest nuclear-encoded
protein families in higher plants, with over 400 members in most sequenced plant species …

Plastids are a group of essential, heterogenous semi-autonomous organelles characteristic
of plants that perform photosynthesis and a diversity of metabolic pathways that impact …

In recent years, mass spectrometry-based proteomics has provided scientists with the
tremendous capability to study plants more precisely than previously possible. Currently …

Chloroplast development and chlorophyll metabolism have been well described in model
plants but not in perennial woody crops. Of particular interest is the interplay between light …