V. Shanmugabalaji

Chromoplast plastoglobules recruit the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway and contribute to carotenoid accumulation during tomato fruit maturation

This study identifies plastoglobules in tomato chromoplasts as biosynthetic platforms for carotenoid accumulation during fruit maturation.

Novel insights on the contribution of plastoglobules and reactive oxygen species to chromoplast differentiation

The paper shows that inducing phytoene synthase in leaf chloroplasts leads to chromoplast differentiation, with plastoglobules accumulating carotenoids and other isoprenoids, and that reactive oxygen species promote this process.