Arabidopsis light-dependent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase A (PORA) is essential for normal plant growth and development

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 4-5, 2012, Pages 447-460

  Paddock, Troy ^a   Lima, Daniel ^a   Mason, Mary E ^b   Apel, Klaus ^c   Armstrong, Gregory A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Etioplast; Oxidoreductase; PORA; Protochlorophyllide

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE REDUCTASE; SUCROSE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; COTYLEDON; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MUTATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEEDLING; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRANSPOSON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; COTYLEDON; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; LIGHT; MUTATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEEDLING; SUCROSE;

ARABIDOPSIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857062908     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9873-6     Document Type: Article

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