| Title | Of chromoplasts and chaperones |
|---|---|
| Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Giuliano, Giovanni, and Diretto Gianfranco |
| Journal | Trends in Plant Science |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pagination | 529-531 |
| ISSN | 13601385 |
| Keywords | Brassica, Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, cell differentiation, chaperone, chemistry, cytology, heat shock protein 40, HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins, metabolism, Molecular Chaperones, Plant Proteins, plastid, Plastids, Protein Structure, protein tertiary structure, short survey, Solanum tuberosum, Tertiary, vegetable protein |
| Abstract | Chromoplasts are carotenoid-accumulating plastids found in many fruits and flowers. In a new paper, Li and colleagues show that the Or gene of cauliflower induces differentiation of β-carotene-containing chromoplasts in the (normally non-pigmented) curd tissue. This is the first time that a gene product controlling chromoplast differentiation is described. Or encodes an evolutionarily conserved DnaJ cysteine-rich domain-containing protein that can be used for metabolic engineering in crop plants, such as potato. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Notes | cited By 25 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-36549040870&doi=10.1016%2fj.tplants.2007.09.008&partnerID=40&md5=9474615cad37d0a4affb54ec4d9039ef |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.tplants.2007.09.008 |
| Citation Key | Giuliano2007529 |
