In recent years many advances have been made to obtain insight into chloroplast
biogenesis and development. In plants several plastids types exist such as the proplastid …

Photosystem II (PSII) is a multi-component pigment-protein complex that is responsible for
water splitting, oxygen evolution, and plastoquinone reduction. Components of PSII can be …

Plastids contain multiple copies of the plastid chromosome, folded together with proteins
and RNA into nucleoids. The degree to which components of the plastid gene expression …

Since its endosymbiotic beginning, the chloroplast has become fully integrated into the
biology of the host eukaryotic cell. The exchange of genetic information from the chloroplast …

The chloroplast is essential for photosynthesis and the production of hormones and
metabolites. As a consequence, its biogenesis and development needs to be coordinated …

The seed is a key evolutionary adaptation of land plants that facilitates dispersal and allows
for germination when the environmental conditions are adequate. Mature seeds are dormant …

DnaJ proteins act as essential molecular chaperones in protein homeostasis and protein
complex stabilization under stress conditions. The roles of a tomato (Lycopersicon …

Hsp70 family proteins function as motors driving protein translocation into mitochondria and
the endoplasmic reticulum. Whether Hsp70 is involved in protein import into chloroplasts …

Thylakoids mediate photosynthetic electron transfer and represent one of the most elaborate
energy-transducing membrane systems. Despite our detailed knowledge of its structure and …

Carotenoids have essential roles in light-harvesting processes and protecting the
photosynthetic machinery from photo-oxidative damage. Phytoene synthase (PSY) and …