Intra-plastid proteolysis is essential in plastid biogenesis, differentiation and plastid protein
homeostasis (proteostasis). We provide a comprehensive review of the Clp protease system …

Light-harvesting complex proteins (LHCs) and early light-induced proteins (ELIPs) are
essential pigment-binding components of the thylakoid membrane and are encoded by one …

Proteolysis functions as a precise regulatory mechanism for a broad spectrum of cellular
processes. Such control impacts not only on the stability of key metabolic enzymes but also …

D. Quinones E. Pigments III. UV-B Effects on Net Photosynthesis IV. UV-B Effects on PSII A.
The Structure and Function of PSII B. Inhibition of PSII Electron Transport by UV-B 1. The …

Plastids undergo drastic morphological and physiological changes under different
developmental stages and in response to environmental conditions. A key to accomplishing …

A set of 62 genes that encode the entire peptidase complement of Synechocystis sp. PCC
6803 has been identified in the genome database of that cyanobacterium. Sequence …

Photosynthetic organisms synthesize chlorophylls, hemes, and bilin pigments via a common
tetrapyrrole biosynthetic pathway. This review summarizes current knowledge about the …

The thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts contains four major protein complexes, involved in
the photosynthetic electron transfer chain and in ATP synthesis. These complexes are built …

The ATP‐dependent Clp protease is one of the newly identified proteolytic systems in plant
organelles that incorporate the activity of molecular chaperones to target specific …

Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) is an important fruit tree that belongs to the family
Sapindaceae and is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia. We sequenced its chloroplast …