Secrets of chloroplast movement To disentangle the roles of microtubules and actin, the researchers engineered one set of KIS1 variants that could only bind to microtubules, and another that could ...

Phototropism describes the directed growth of plant organs in response to light gradients, primarily mediated by blue-light photoreceptors known as phototropins. This adaptive behaviour optimises the ...

Is the inside of a plant cell more like a liquid or a solid? While this may sound like an odd question, new research demonstrates it can be either, depending on how much light you shine on it.

Regulating the flow of protons across the chloroplast and modulating the activity of its CF o-CF 1 adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase protein are key to protecting plants from excessive light ...

THE low-light intensity movement of the Mougeotia chloroplast (movement from profile to face position) can be induced by short irradiations with red light and occurs in a dark period of about 30 min ...

Experimental seedlings in the laboratory. UC Davis plant biologists have discovered how chloroplasts, responsible for photosynthesis in green plants, also play a key role in plant immunity to ...