In this work, we present an ultrastructural and physiological description of a novel chlorophyll-deficient, yellow cell line of the grass Bouteloua gracilis that develops etioplast-like plastids in presence of light (...
supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2007CB108800 and 2009CB118504 to J. H.);Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (09ZR1436300 to L. Z.);National Special Grantfor Transgenic Crops (2009ZX08009-081B to J. H.)
Leaf variegation resulting from nuclear gene mutations has been used as a model system to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of chloroplast development. Since most variegation genes also function in photosynthesis, it...