Functional analysis of chloroplast early light inducible proteins (ELIPs) | Zendy

Carolyn Wetzel | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Functional analysis of chloroplast early light inducible proteins (ELIPs)

Author(s) -

Carolyn Wetzel

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/836992

Subject(s) - arabidopsis , lycopersicon , mutant , chloroplast , arabidopsis thaliana , gene expression , thylakoid , biology , gene , ripening , regulation of gene expression , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , botany

The objectives of this project were to characterize gene expression patterns of early light inducible protein (ELIP) genes in Arabidopsis thaliana and in Lycopersicon esculentum, to identify knock mutants of the 2 ELIP genes in Arabidopsis, and to characterize the effects of the knockouts. Expression in Arabidopsis was studied in response to thylakoid electron transport chain (PETC) capacity, where it was found that there is a signal for expression associated with reduction of the PETC. Expression in response to salt was also studied, with different responses of the two gene copies. Knockout lines for ELIP1 and ELIP2 have been identified and are being characterized. In tomato, it was found that the single-copy ELIP gene is highly expressed in ripening fruit during the chloroplast-to-chromoplast transition. Studies of expression in tomato ripening mutants are ongoing

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research