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PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 42, 期 3, 页码 264-273出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pce031
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ATP-dependent protease; chloroplast development; chloroplast transformation; clp protease; gene disruption; thylakoid membrane; tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
ClpP is a proteolytic subunit of the ATP-dependent Clp protease, which is found in chloroplasts in higher plants. Proteolytic subunits are encoded both by the chloroplast gene, clpP, and a nuclear multi gene family. We insertionally disrupted clpP by chloroplast transformation in tobacco. However, complete segregation was impossible, indicating that the chloroplast-encoded clpP gene has an indispensable function for cell survival, In the heteroplasmic clpP disruptant, the leaf surface was rough by clumping, and the lateral leaf expansion was irregularly arrested, which led to an asymmetric, slender leaf shape, Chloroplasts consisted of two populations: chloroplasts that were similar to the wild type, and small chloroplasts that emitted high chi fluorescence. Ultrastructural analysis of chloroplast development suggested that clpP disruption also induced swelling of the thylakoid lumen in the meristem plastids and inhibition of etioplast development in the dark. Tn mature leaves, thylakoid membranes of the smaller chloroplast population consisted exclusively of large stacks of tightly appressed membranes. These results indicate that chloroplast-encoded ClpP is involved in multiple processes of chloroplast development, including a housekeeping function that is indispensable for cell survival.
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