Transcriptome analysis of a new maize albino mutant reveals that zeta-carotene desaturase is involved in chloroplast development and retrograde signaling
Meiping Wang, Xianfeng Zhu, Li Yu, Zongliang Xia
Topics & Concepts
BiologyChloroplastMutantCarotenoidPlastidRetrograde signalingFluridoneNuclear geneTranscriptomePopulationBiochemistryPhytoene desaturasePhytoene synthaseArabidopsisGeneBiosynthesisCell biologyGene expressionGenomeLycopeneSociologyDemographyPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressPlant biochemistry and biosynthesis