Green, GFP-ATG8a; magenta, RBCS-mRFP or CT-DsRed. Scale bars, 5 µm. (C) Time-dependent changes in the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis in the GFP-ATG8a-labeled isolation membrane (top) or in ...

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Continuous repair cycle The research addressed the biogenesis of protein complexes in chloroplasts. It focused primarily on the formation of the protein D1, an essential component of photosystem II.

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