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Plastids

Known as: Plastid 
Any member of a family of organelles found in the cytoplasm of plants and some protists, which are membrane-bounded and contain DNA. Plant plastids… 
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AmyloplastsChromoplastsLeukoplastsplastid acetyl-CoA carboxylase complex
MicrobiologicalProcess of secretionaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Organellesocelloid

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Evolution of flexible non-photochemical quenching mechanisms that regulate light harvesting in oxygenic photosynthesis.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Fern phylogeny inferred from 400 leptosporangiate species and three plastid genes
In an effort to obtain a solid and balanced approximation of global fern phylogeny to serve as a tool for addressing large-scale… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Plastid-Expressed Betaine Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Gene in Carrot Cultured Cells, Roots, and Leaves Confers Enhanced Salt Tolerance1
Salinity is one of the major factors that limits geographical distribution of plants and adversely affects crop productivity and… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Transgenic plastids in basic research and plant biotechnology.
Facile methods of genetic transformation are of outstanding importance for both basic and applied research. For many years… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Arabidopsis genomes uncoupled 5 (GUN5) mutant reveals the involvement of Mg-chelatase H subunit in plastid-to-nucleus signal transduction.
A plastid-derived signal plays an important role in the coordinated expression of both nuclear- and chloroplast-localized genes… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Tracing the Thread of Plastid Diversity through the Tapestry of Life
Plastids (chloroplasts) are endosymbiotic organelles derived from previously free‐living cyanobacteria. They are dependent on… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Identification of a functional respiratory complex in chloroplasts through analysis of tobacco mutants containing disrupted plastid ndh genes
The plastid genomes of several plants contain homologues, termed ndh genes, of genes encoding subunits of the NADH:ubiquinone… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Exchange of protein molecules through connections between higher plant plastids.
Individual plastids of vascular plants have generally been considered to be discrete autonomous entities that do not directly… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Stable transformation of plastids in higher plants.
Stable genetic transformation of the plastid genome is reported in a higher plant, Nicotiana tabacum. Plastid transformation was… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Purification of a plasma membrane-bound adenosine triphosphatase from plant roots.
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