Plastids
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Saturday, November 07, 2009

The plant endoplasmic reticulum: a cell-wide web.

23 Sep 2009 The ER (endoplasmic reticulum) in higher plants forms a pleomorphic web of membrane tubules and small cisternae that pervade the cytoplasm, but in particular form a polygonal network at the cortex of the cell which may be anchored to the plasma ... Read more...

The making of a chloroplast.

8 Sep 2009 Since its endosymbiotic beginning, the chloroplast has become fully integrated into the biology of the host eukaryotic cell. The exchange of genetic information from the chloroplast to the nucleus has resulted in considerable co-ordination in the ... Read more...

A moss pentatricopeptide repeat protein binds to the 3' end of plastid clpP pre-mRNA and assists with mRNA maturation.

7 Sep 2009 Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins constitute a large family in land plants and are required for various post-transcriptional steps associated with RNA in plant organelles. The moss Physcomitrella patens PPR protein, PpPPR_38, is a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Plastids'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The plant endoplasmic reticulum: a cell-wide web. 23 Sep 2009
• The making of a chloroplast. 8 Sep 2009
• A moss pentatricopeptide repeat protein binds to the 3' end of plastid clpP pre-mRNA and assists with mRNA maturation. 7 Sep 2009
• Toxoplasma gondii: a simple Real-time PCR assay to quantify the proliferation of the apicoplast. 27 Aug 2009
• Function and biogenesis of iron-sulphur proteins. 11 Aug 2009
• Cyanobacterial contribution to the genomes of the plastid-lacking protists. 9 Aug 2009
• Characterization of glycolytic initial metabolites and enzyme activities in developing sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seeds. 4 Aug 2009
• Ecology. Barcoding of plants and fungi. 28 Jul 2009
• Babesia bovis: a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of plastid-encoded genes supports green algal origin of apicoplasts. 27 Jul 2009
• Amyloplast division progresses simultaneously at multiple sites in the endosperm of rice. 18 Jul 2009
• Protein targeting into secondary plastids of chlorarachniophytes. 18 Jul 2009
• Going, going, not quite gone: nucleomorphs as a case study in nuclear genome reduction. 15 Jul 2009
• Evolution of plant senescence. 12 Jul 2009
• Generic relationships and dating of lineages in Winteraceae based on nuclear (ITS) and plastid (rpS16 and psbA-trnH) sequence data. 2 Jul 2009
• Mitochondrial and plastid evolution in eukaryotes: an outsiders' perspective. 29 Jun 2009
• GFP-targeting allows visualization of the apicoplast throughout the life cycle of live malaria parasites. 29 Jun 2009
• Genomic footprints of a cryptic plastid endosymbiosis in diatoms. 24 Jun 2009
• Microbiology. Seeing green and red in diatom genomes. 24 Jun 2009
• Tobacco plastid transformation using the feedback-insensitive anthranilate synthase [alpha]-subunit of tobacco (ASA2) as a new selectable marker. 22 Jun 2009
• The demise of subfamily Hydrocotyloideae (Apiaceae) and the re-alignment of its genera across the entire order Apiales. 19 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Plastids'

Definition: Self-replicating cytoplasmic organelles of plant and algal cells that contain pigments and may synthesize and accumulate various substances. Plastids are used in phylogenetic studies.

Descriptor UI: D018087

Alternative terms: Plastids; Plastid; Chromoplasts; Chromoplast; Leukoplasts; Leukoplast; Amyloplasts; Amyloplast;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; enzymology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology; genetics;

Tree Number: A11.284.430.214.190.875.700;

History Note: 94