Chloroplast biogenesis — Correlation between structure and function

Biogenesis of Chloroplast Membranes

The glycolipid, phospholipid, pigment, and fatty acid content in whole y-1 cells during the greening process have been investigated. The time course of their changes indicates that phosphatidyl glycerol and glycolipids are the main lipids synthesized specifically during illumination of dark-grown cells, concomitant with an increase in the polyunsaturated C18:2 and C18:3 fatty acids. The pigment...

Chloroplast Ribosome Biogenesis in Chlamydomonas

Chloroplast protein synthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is dispensable when cells are provided acetate as a carbon source. Mutants defective in synthesis, assembly, or function of chloroplast ribosomes are therefore conditionally viable. Positive selection of nonphotosynthetic cells on arsenate has been combined with a simple screening procedure to isolate mutants with a broad spectrum of de...

Curating Extracted Information through the Correlation between Structure and Function

We propose to apply the correlation between structure and function of gene products to curate information automatically extracted from biological literature. This can be achieved by automatically validating extracted information that satisfies the correlation, since it has strong evidence of being correct. We applied a semantic similarity measure (SSM) to identify a correlation between the modu...

Update on Chloroplast Biogenesis Genetic Dissection of Chloroplast Biogenesis and Development: An Overview

The chloroplast is essential for photosynthesis and the production of hormones and metabolites. As a consequence, its biogenesis and development needs to be coordinated with seedling growth to ensure optimal rates of photosynthesis without oxidative damage upon seedling emergence. Studies into the processes of biogenesis and development of chloroplasts have shown how important chloroplast devel...

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CHLOROPLAST Ndh COMPLEX