Derived by endosymbiosis from ancestral cyanobacteria, chloroplasts integrated seamlessly
into the biology of their host cell. That integration involved a massive transfer of genes to the …

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Background Mechanosensitive (MS) ion channels provide a mechanism for the perception
of mechanical stimuli such as sound, touch, and osmotic pressure. The bacterial MS ion …

The aim of this work was to investigate starch granule numbers in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis
thaliana) leaves. Lack of quantitative information on the extent of genetic, temporal …

FZO is a dynamin-related membrane-remodeling protein that mediates fusion between
mitochondrial outer membranes in animals and fungi. We identified a single FZO-like protein …

Non-invasive fluorophore-based protein interaction assays like fluorescence resonance
energy transfer (FRET) and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC, also referred …

Plastids are cellular organelles which originated when a photosynthetic prokaryote was
engulfed by the eukaryotic ancestor of green and red algae and land plants. Plastids have …

Chromoplasts are colored plastids that synthesize and store massive amounts of
carotenoids. Chromoplast number and size define the sink strength for carotenoid …

Chloroplast division in plant cells is accomplished through the coordinated action of the
tubulin‐like FtsZ ring inside the organelle and the dynamin‐like ARC5 ring outside the …

Plastids arise by division from pre‐existing organelles, and with the recent characterization
of several new components of plastid division our understanding of the division process in …