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SUBMITTER: Woodson JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4863637 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Woodson Jesse D JD Joens Matthew S MS Sinson Andrew B AB Gilkerson Jonathan J Salomé Patrice A PA Weigel Detlef D Fitzpatrick James A JA Chory Joanne J
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20151022 6259
Energy production by chloroplasts and mitochondria causes constant oxidative damage. A functioning photosynthetic cell requires quality-control mechanisms to turn over and degrade chloroplasts damaged by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Here, we generated a conditionally lethal Arabidopsis mutant that accumulated excess protoporphyrin IX in the chloroplast and produced singlet oxygen. Damaged chloroplasts were subsequently ubiquitinated and selectively degraded. A genetic screen identified the pla ...[more]