Identification of Plastoglobules as a Site of Carotenoid Cleavage

Identification of Plastoglobules as a Site of Carotenoid Cleavage

Carotenoids play an essential role in light harvesting and protection from excess light. During chloroplast senescence carotenoids are released from their binding proteins and are eventually metabolized. Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 (CCD4) is involved in carotenoid breakdown in senescing leaf a...

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Main Authors: Sarah Rottet, Julie Devillers, Gaétan Glauser, Véronique Douet, Céline Besagni, Felix Kessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
senescence
Arabidopsis thaliana
chloroplast
plastoglobule
carotenoid
ccd4
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01855/full

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