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FtsZ is a key cytoskeletal component of the chloroplast division machinery that arose from
the related cell division FtsZ in the cyanobacterial ancestor of chloroplasts. FtsZ is widely …

Chloroplast biogenesis has been well documented in higher plants, yet the complex
methods used to regulate chloroplast activity under fluctuating environmental conditions are …

Chloroplasts arose from a free-living cyanobacterial endosymbiont and divide by binary
fission. Division involves the assembly and constriction of the endosymbiont-derived, tubulin …

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 …

Background Plastids arose from a free-living cyanobacterial endosymbiont and multiply by
binary division as do cyanobacteria. Plastid division involves nucleus-encoded homologs of …

Chloroplasts must divide repeatedly to maintain their population during plant growth and
development. A number of proteins required for chloroplast division have been identified …

FtsZ1 and FtsZ2 are phylogenetically distinct families of FtsZ in plants that co-localize to mid-
plastid rings and facilitate division of chloroplasts. In plants, altered levels of either FtsZ1 or …

Chloroplasts and mitochondria are indispensable for plant development. They not only
provide energy and carbon sources to cells, but also have evolved to become major players …

Plastid division is executed by the coordinated action of at least two molecular machineries—
an internal machinery situated on the stromal side of the inner envelope membrane that was …