Glycation damage to organelles and their DNA increases during maize seedling development

Abstract Shoot development in maize begins when meristematic, non-pigmented cells at leaf base stop dividing and proceeds toward the expanded green cells of the leaf blade. During this transition, promitochondria and proplastids develop into mature organelles and their DNA becomes fragmented. Change...

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Main Authors: Diwaker Tripathi, Delene J. Oldenburg, Arnold J. Bendich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06454-7