Transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana for rapid functional analysis of genes involved in non-photochemical quenching and carotenoid biosynthesis

Plant Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 375-386

  Leonelli, Lauriebeth ^a   Erickson, Erika ^a,b   Lyska, Dagmar ^a,b   Niyogi, Krishna K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

carotenoid biosynthesis; lutein epoxide; Nannochloropsis; Nicotiana benthamiana; non photochemical quenching; photosynthesis; PSBS; Thalassiosira; transient assay; xanthophyll cycle

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASSAYS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS;

CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS; LUTEIN-EPOXIDE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NON-PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PSBS; THALASSIOSIRA; XANTHOPHYLL CYCLE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CAROTENOID; PLANT PROTEIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TOBACCO;

CAROTENOIDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT PROTEINS; TOBACCO; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84997159444     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13268     Document Type: Article

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