supported by the State Key Basic Research Project of China(2013CB127004);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(90817002);the Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean(201105023)to S.L.;supported by the National Science Foundation of China(J1103512);supported by the National Science Foundation Research Coordination Networks(NSF 0741907,Pls:S.Brawley,E.Gantt,A.Grossman,J.Stiller)
Carotene hydroxylases catalyze the hydroxylation of a- and β-carotene hydrocarbons into xanthophylls.In red algae,β-carotene is a ubiquitously distributed carotenoid,and hydroxylated carotenoids such as zeaxanthin a...
supported by the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan of China(2007CB108800);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30771167 and 90817002);supported by the National Undergraduate Innovation Program and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (J0730641)
Carotenoids are important plant pigments for both light harvesting and photooxidation protection. Using the model system of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, we characterized the regulation of gene...