Proteomic Insight into the Response of Arabidopsis Chloroplasts to Darkness.
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SUBMITTER: Wang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4854468 | biostudies-literature | 2016
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Proteomic Insight into the Response of Arabidopsis Chloroplasts to Darkness.
Wang Jing J Yu Qingbo Q Xiong Haibo H Wang Jun J Chen Sixue S Yang Zhongnan Z Dai Shaojun S
PloS one 20160503 5
Chloroplast function in photosynthesis is essential for plant growth and development. It is well-known that chloroplasts respond to various light conditions. However, it remains poorly understood about how chloroplasts respond to darkness. In this study, we found 81 darkness-responsive proteins in Arabidopsis chloroplasts under 8 h darkness treatment. Most of the proteins are nucleus-encoded, indicating that chloroplast darkness response is closely regulated by the nucleus. Among them, 17 riboso ...[more]
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