Plastid DNAs of higher plants contain approximately 150 genes that encode RNAs and
proteins for genetic and photosynthetic functions of the organelle. Results published in the …

For systematic and genome-wide analyses of rice gene functions, we took advantage of the
full-length cDNA overexpresser (FOX) gene-hunting system and generated> 12 000 …

Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) are encoded by a highly conserved, seven-member gene
family clustered within a 165-kb locus on chromosome 8 of tomato (Lycopersicon …

Fruit color-break is the visual manifestation of the developmentally regulated transition of
chloroplasts to chromoplasts during fruit ripening and often involves biosynthesis of copious …

During ripening of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruit, chloroplasts develop into
chromoplasts. The chloroplast-chromoplast transition is marked by the accumulation of …

The psbE operon of spinach chloroplasts, which includes the genes psbE, psbF, psbL and
psbJ, encodes two RNA editing sites. One site corresponds to the initiation codon of the …

Ultrastructural evidence is presented for the presence of plastid-like organelles in
Toxoplasma gondii, Sarcocystis muris, Babesia ovis, and Plasmodium falciparum. In …

Mechanisms underlying suppressed levels of transcripts for plastid photosynthesis genes in
nongreen tissues such as roots and calli were analyzed in Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant …

In an effort to delineate the precise mechanisms underlying the organ-specific expression of
photosynthesis genes, Arabidopsis lines homozygous for each transgene construct made …

The chloroplast to chromoplast transition during tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit
ripening is characterized by a dramatic change in plastid structure and function. We have …