Monitoring the in vivo redox state of plant mitochondria: effect of respiratory inhibators, abiotic stress and assessment of recovery from oxidative challenge by Schwarzländer, M, Fricker, M, Sweetlove, L

“…In photosynthetic organisms such as higher plants, however, the chloroplast and peroxisomes are the major sources of ROS during normal metabolism and the importance of mitochondria in oxidative stress and redox signalling is less well established. …”

Changes in Rubisco kinetics during the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in Flaveria (Asteraceae) are associated with positive selection on genes encoding the enzyme. by Kapralov, M, Kubien, D, Andersson, I, Filatov, D

“…We analyzed the molecular evolution of chloroplast rbcL and nuclear rbcS genes encoding the large subunit (LSu) and small subunit (SSu) of Rubisco from 15 Flaveria species. …”

Widespread positive selection in the photosynthetic Rubisco enzyme by Kapralov, M, Filatov, D

“…The large subunit of Rubisco is encoded by the chloroplast rbcL gene, which is widely used for reconstruction of plant phylogenies due to its conservative nature. …”

Morphological and molecular characterization of Spirogyra species from water bodies in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand: insights into bioactivity and antioxidant potential by Kittiya Phinyo, Kuhlab Saeku, Wipawan Nunto, Jeeraporn Pekkoh, Tippawan Prasertsin

“…The diagnosis was proceeded by studying the morphological characteristics combined with molecular techniques with the chloroplast rbcL gene (ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase). …”
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DNA sequence data demonstrate the polyphyly of the genus cystoseira and other sargassaceae genera (Phaeophyceae) by Draisma, S.G.A., Ballesteros, E., Rousseau, F., Thibaut, T.

“…Analysis of mt23S DNA sequences together with chloroplast-encoded psbA sequences resulted in a better resolved phylogeny. …”

Development of DNA Molecular Markers for the varietal identification of Eucheuha, an economically important seaweed species from Sabah, Malaysia by Ann Anton, Datin

“…This study aims to resolve the phylogeny of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma seaweeds based on the nuclear, mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA, and to develop specific primers for the identification of K. alvarezii, K. striatum and E denticulatum. …”
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Cloning, expression and characterization of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) transketolase by Kalhori, Nahid, Nulit, Rosimah, Go, Rusea

“…Target P 1.1 and Chloro P predicted that the compartmentation of sugarcane transketolase is localised in the chloroplast which is 85 amino acids are plant plastid target sequence. …”
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Rapid species identification of highly degraded agarwood products from Aquilaria using real-time PCR by Lee , Shiou Yih, Ng, Wei Lun, Mohamed, Rozi

“…To overcome this challenge, we adopted real-time PCR technology coupled with species-specific primers derived from single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the chloroplast DNA matK and trnL-trnF sequences. We targeted three commercial Aquilaria species: Aquilaria crassna, Aquilaria malaccensis, and Aquilaria sinensis. …”
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It Is? It Is Not? Identifying Portulaca by Morphology and DNA Barcodes by Fam, Jia Yee, Yu, Hai Ping, Fathimath, Sumeyha, Selvarajah, Geeta

“…Thus, BLAST and tree topology was used to test DNA markers of nuclear loci (ITS1 and ITS2) and chloroplast loci (rbcl and trnL-F) for their ability to identify or differentiate Malaysian plant species morphologically characterised as Portulaca oleracea, Portulaca umbraticola, and Portulaca grandiflora. …”
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CsCIPK11-Regulated Metalloprotease CsFtsH5 Mediates the Cold Response of Tea Plants by Taimei Di, Yedie Wu, Jing Peng, Jie Wang, Haoqian Wang, Mingming He, Nana Li, Xinyuan Hao, Yajun Yang, Dejiang Ni, Lu Wang, Xinchao Wang

“…Photosystem II repair in chloroplasts is a critical process involved in maintaining a plant’s photosynthetic activity under cold stress. …”
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Sequence Analysis of New Isolated O-methyltransferase Transcript (VMPOMT) from Vanda Mimi Palmer by Barudin, Mohd Aiman, Mohd Hairul, Ab. Rahim, Tan, Suat Hian

“…Besides that, VMPOMT is predicted to be localised in cytoplasm instead of plastid due to the absence of chloroplast transit peptide in the sequence. Thus, sequence analyses on VMPOMT using several bioinformatics tools might contribute to the understanding of fragrance biosynthetic pathways in Vanda Mimi Palmer as well as in other fragrant orchids…”
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Phosphoprotein SAK1 is a regulator of acclimation to singlet oxygen in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by Setsuko Wakao, Brian L Chin, Heidi K Ledford, Rachel M Dent, David Casero, Matteo Pellegrini, Sabeeha S Merchant, Krishna K Niyogi

“…The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is capable of acclimating specifically to singlet oxygen stress, but the retrograde signaling pathway from the chloroplast to the nucleus mediating this response is unknown. …”
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A draft genome and transcriptome of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) as resources for evolutionary, ecological, and molecular studies in milkweeds and Apocynaceae by Kevin Weitemier, Shannon C.K. Straub, Mark Fishbein, C. Donovan Bailey, Richard C. Cronn, Aaron Liston

“…This reconstruction of the nuclear genome is augmented by linkage group information, adding to existing chloroplast and mitochondrial genomic resources for this member of the Apocynaceae subfamily Asclepiadoideae. …”
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The garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) mitochondrial genome revealed rich sequence variation throughout whole sequencing data by Wentao Sheng, Jianlan Deng, Chao Wang, Quan Kuang

“…Furthermore, 72 sequence fragments accounting for 20,240 bp, presentating 4.11% of the whole mitochondrial genome, were observed to migrate from chloroplast to mitochondrial genome of A. officinalis. …”
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Leaf Photosynthesis and Its Temperature Response Are Different between Growth Stages and N Supplies in Rice Plants by Miao Ye, Zhengcan Zhang, Guanjun Huang, Yong Li

“…The larger <i>g</i>_m was related to a larger chloroplast surface area facing intercellular air spaces and a thinner cell wall in comparison with booting stage and zero N treatment. …”
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The Response of <i>Oxytropis aciphylla</i> Ledeb. Leaf Interface to Water and Light in Gravel Deserts by Zhanlin Bei, Xin Zhang, Fang Zhang, Xingfu Yan

“…These structures can quickly capture moisture in the air and filter out ultraviolet and infrared rays from the sun, without affecting the normal photosynthesis of the chloroplasts inside the leaves. The important findings of this study are the nanostructures on the surface of the hair-like fibers on the leaves of <i>O. aciphylla</i>, which not only have a water capture function but also reflect light. …”
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Exogenous SA or 6-BA maintains photosynthetic activity in maize leaves under high temperature stress by Yuting Li, Xuetao Han, Hao Ren, Bin Zhao, Jiwang Zhang, Baizhao Ren, Huiyuan Gao, Peng Liu

“…A higher net photosynthetic rate, combined with increased activity of the antioxidant system, alleviated oxidative stress in maize plants sprayed with SA or 6-BA, allowing them to maintain their chloroplast ultrastructure and PSII activity, in particular electron transfer from QA to QB. …”
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Investigation of Photosystem II Functional Size in Higher Plants under Physiological and Stress Conditions Using Radiation Target Analysis and Sucrose Gradient Ultracentrifugation by Maria Teresa Giardi, Amina Antonacci, Eleftherios Touloupakis, Autar K. Mattoo

“…The photosystem II (PSII) reaction centre is the critical supramolecular pigment–protein complex in the chloroplast which catalyses the light-induced transfer of electrons from water to plastoquinone. …”
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To New Beginnings: Riboproteogenomics Discovery of N-Terminal Proteoforms in Arabidopsis Thaliana by Patrick Willems, Patrick Willems, Elvis Ndah, Veronique Jonckheere, Frank Van Breusegem, Frank Van Breusegem, Petra Van Damme

“…In contrast to other eukaryotic models, N-terminal acetylation in plants cannot generally be considered as a proxy of translation initiation because of its posttranslational occurrence on mature proteolytic neo-termini (N-termini) localized in the chloroplast stroma. Quantification of N-terminal acetylation revealed differing co- vs. posttranslational N-terminal acetylation patterns. …”
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Application of High-Resolution Melting and DNA Barcoding for Discrimination and Taxonomy Definition of Rocket Salad (<i>Diplotaxis</i> spp.) Species by Pasquale Tripodi

“…The allelic variation was based on the sequences of chloroplast DNA markers including the spacer between <i>trnL</i> and <i>trnF</i> and <i>tRNA-Phe</i> gene (<i>trnL-F</i>), the rubisco (<i>rbcl</i>), the maturase K (<i>matk</i>), as well as the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. …”
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