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chlorophyll a oxygenase

Known as: chlorophyllide a oxygenase 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
PGL, encoding chlorophyllide a oxygenase 1, impacts leaf senescence and indirectly affects grain yield and quality in rice
Highlight PGL encodes CAO1 in rice, which is essential for Chl b synthesis and affects Chl synthesis and degradation. PGL also… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Light Intensity-Dependent Modulation of Chlorophyll b Biosynthesis and Photosynthesis by Overexpression of Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase in Tobacco1[C][OA]
Chlorophyll b is synthesized by the oxidation of a methyl group on the B ring of a tetrapyrrole molecule to a formyl group by… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Overproduction of chl B retards senescence through transcriptional reprogramming in Arabidopsis.
Leaf senescence is a developmentally and environmentally regulated process which includes global changes in gene expression… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
BMC Plant Biology
Background: Two complete genome sequences are available for Vitis vinifera Pinot noir. Based on the sequence and gene predictions… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Clp protease controls chlorophyll b synthesis by regulating the level of chlorophyllide a oxygenase.
Chlorophyll b is one of the major light-harvesting pigments in green plants and it is essential for optimal light harvesting… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Differential regulation of chlorophyll a oxygenase genes in rice
Chlorophyll b is synthesized from chlorophyll a by chlorophyll a oxygenase. We have identified two genes (OsCAO1 and OsCAO2) from… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The N-Terminal Domain of Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase Confers Protein Instability in Response to Chlorophyll b Accumulation in Arabidopsis
Plants acclimate to variations in light intensity by changing the antenna size of photosystems. This acclimation allows them to… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Chlorophyll antenna size adjustments by irradiance in Dunaliella salina involve coordinate regulation of chlorophyll a oxygenase (CAO) and Lhcb gene expression
To elucidate the mechanism of irradiance-dependent adjustments in the chlorophyll antenna size of photosynthesis, we addressed… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The AtCAO gene, encoding chlorophyll a oxygenase, is required for chlorophyll b synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Chlorophyll b is synthesized from chlorophyll a and is found in the light-harvesting complexes of prochlorophytes, green algae… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Chlorophyll a oxygenase (CAO) is involved in chlorophyll b formation from chlorophyll a.
Chlorophyll b is an ubiquitous accessory pigment in land plants, green algae, and prochlorophytes. Its biosynthesis plays a key… 
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