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Metabolic and Molecular Events Occurring during Chromoplast Biogenesis
Joint Authors
Chervin, Christian
Bian, Wanping
Egea, Isabel
Latché, Alain
Zouine, Mohamed
Barsan, Cristina
Purgatto, Eduardo
Bouzayen, Mondher
Pech, Jean-Claude
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chromoplasts are nonphotosynthetic plastids that accumulate carotenoids.
They derive from other plastid forms, mostly chloroplasts.
The biochemical events responsible for the interconversion of one plastid form into another are poorly documented.
However, thanks to transcriptomics and proteomics approaches, novel information is now available.
Data of proteomic and biochemical analysis revealed the importance of lipid metabolism and carotenoids biosynthetic activities.
The loss of photosynthetic activity was associated with the absence of the chlorophyll biosynthesis branch and the presence of proteins involved in chlorophyll degradation.
Surprisingly, the entire set of Calvin cycle and of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway persisted after the transition from chloroplast to chromoplast.
The role of plastoglobules in the formation and organisation of carotenoid-containing structures and that of the Or gene in the control of chromoplastogenesis are reviewed.
Finally, using transcriptomic data, an overview is given the expression pattern of a number of genes encoding plastid-located proteins during tomato fruit ripening.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bian, Wanping& Barsan, Cristina& Egea, Isabel& Purgatto, Eduardo& Chervin, Christian& Zouine, Mohamed…[et al.]. 2011. Metabolic and Molecular Events Occurring during Chromoplast Biogenesis. Journal of Botany،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bian, Wanping…[et al.]. Metabolic and Molecular Events Occurring during Chromoplast Biogenesis. Journal of Botany No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bian, Wanping& Barsan, Cristina& Egea, Isabel& Purgatto, Eduardo& Chervin, Christian& Zouine, Mohamed…[et al.]. Metabolic and Molecular Events Occurring during Chromoplast Biogenesis. Journal of Botany. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460709