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tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process

Known as: tetrapyrrole synthesis, tetrapyrrole formation, tetrapyrrole biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the formation of tetrapyrroles, natural pigments containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon… 
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Review
2015
Review
2015
Regulation and function of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in plants and algae.
Tetrapyrroles are macrocyclic molecules with various structural variants and multiple functions in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Tetrapyrrole Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana
Higher plants produce four classes of tetrapyrroles, namely, chlorophyll (Chl), heme, siroheme, and phytochromobilin. In plants… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The Arabidopsis Multistress Regulator TSPO Is a Heme Binding Membrane Protein and a Potential Scavenger of Porphyrins via an Autophagy-Dependent Degradation Mechanism[W][OA]
This study establishes that plant TSPO, an enigmatic stress-induced membrane protein, binds porphyrins, including heme in vitro… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Tetrapyrrole profiling in Arabidopsis seedlings reveals that retrograde plastid nuclear signaling is not due to Mg-protoporphyrin IX accumulation
Chloroplast biogenesis involves careful coordination of both plastid and nuclear gene expression, which is achieved in part by… 
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in higher plants.
Tetrapyrroles play vital roles in various biological processes, including photosynthesis and respiration. Higher plants contain… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Proteome Dynamics during Plastid Differentiation in Rice1[W]
We have analyzed proteome dynamics during light-induced development of rice (Oryza sativa) chloroplasts from etioplasts using… 
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Cytokinin effects on tetrapyrrole biosynthesis and photosynthetic activity in barley seedlings
Cytokinin promotes morphological and physiological processes including the tetrapyrrole biosynthetic pathway during plant… 
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Green or red: what stops the traffic in the tetrapyrrole pathway?
Regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis is crucial to plant metabolism. The two pivotal control points are formation of the… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Complex evolution of photosynthesis.
The origin of photosynthesis is a fundamental biological question that has eluded researchers for decades. The complexity of the… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
FLU: A negative regulator of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Tetrapyrroles such as chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls play a fundamental role in the energy absorption and transduction… 
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