Effects of altered α- and β-branch carotenoid biosynthesis on photoprotection and whole-plant acclimation of Arabidopsis to photo-oxidative stress

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 438-453

  Caliandro, Rosanna ^a,f   Nagel, Kerstin A ^a   Kastenholz, Bernd ^a   Bassi, Roberto ^a,b   Li, Zhirong ^c,d   Niyogi, Krishna K ^c,d   Pogson, Barry J ^e   Schurr, Ulrich ^a   Matsubara, Shizue ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Carotene; Leaf growth; Lutein; Non photochemical quenching; Root growth; Sunflecks; Xanthophyll cycle

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; NPQ4 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ACCLIMATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROWTH RATE; MUTATION; PHOTOPROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROOT SYSTEM; WILD POPULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DARKNESS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; DARKNESS; LIGHT; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84871920110     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2012.02586.x     Document Type: Article

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