Chloroplast development is usually regarded as proceeding from proplastids. However,
direct or indirect conversion pathways have been described in the literature, the latter …

This Current Topic focuses on light-dependent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR,
EC 1.3. 1.33). POR catalyzes the penultimate reaction of chlorophyll biosynthesis, ie, the …

Chloroplast biogenesis is a complex process that is integrated with plant development,
leading to fully differentiated and functionally mature plastids. In this work, we used electron …

Enzymatic photocatalysis is seldom used in biology. Photocatalysis by light-dependent
protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (LPOR)—one of only a few natural light-dependent …

Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) is the major lipid constituent of chloroplast
membranes and has been proposed to act directly in several important plastidic processes …

Malate dehydrogenases (MDHs) convert malate to oxaloacetate using NAD (H) or NADP (H)
as a cofactor. Arabidopsis thaliana mutants lacking plastidial NAD-dependent MDH (pdnad …

Heat stress is a major abiotic stress posing a serious threat to plants. Heat-responsive
mechanisms in plants are complicated and fine-tuned. Heat signaling transduction and …

Light-dependent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (LPOR) has captivated the interest of
the research community for decades. One reason is the photocatalytic nature of the reaction …

During skotomorphogenesis in angiosperms, NADPH: protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase
(POR) forms an aggregate of photolabile NADPH-POR-protochlorophyllide (Pchlide) ternary …

Light-dependent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR) is a plant enzyme involved in
the chlorophyll biosynthesis pathway. POR reduces one of the double bonds of the …