A cis-carotene derived apocarotenoid regulates etioplast and chloroplast development
C. I. Cazzonelli, X. Hou, Y. Alagoz, J. Rivers, N. Dhami, J. Lee, S. Marri, B. J. Pogson
Carotenoids are not just required as core components for plastid biogenesis, they can be cleaved into an apocarotenoid signal that regulates etioplast and chloroplast development during extended periods of darkness.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2019Plant Biology