Chloroplast translation is essential for cellular viability and plant development. Its positioning
at the intersection of organellar RNA and protein metabolism makes it a unique point for the …

Unlike the short-term responses of photosynthesis to fluctuating irradiance, the long-term
response (ie, acclimation) at the chloroplast, leaf, and plant level has received less attention …

Linker (H1) histones play critical roles in chromatin compaction in higher eukaryotes. They
are also the most variable of the histones, with numerous nonallelic variants cooccurring in …

Sunlight provides energy for photosynthesis and is essential for nearly all life on earth.
However, too much or too little light or rapidly fluctuating light conditions cause stress to …

Temperature is a key environmental variable influencing plant growth and survival.
Protection against high temperature stress in eukaryotes is coordinated by heat shock …

The accumulation of carbon storage compounds by many unicellular algae after nutrient
deprivation occurs despite declines in their photosynthetic apparatus. To understand the …

To coordinate growth, development and responses to environmental stimuli, plant cells need
to communicate the metabolic state between different sub-compartments of the cell. This …

Carotenoids as part of the photosystems are crucial for their assembly, light-harvesting, and
photoprotection. Light of different wavelengths impacts the composition and structure of …

The light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein complex of photosystem II (LHCII) is the
main antenna complex of photosystem II (PSII). Plants change their LHCII content …

Recent progress in elucidating the structure of higher plants photosynthetic membranes
provides a wealth of information. It allows generation of architectural models that reveal well …