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ArticleBMC plant biology2020

Arabidopsis Chloroplast protein for Growth and Fertility1 (CGF1) and CGF2 are essential for chloroplast development and female gametogenesis.

Rui-Min Zhu, Sen Chai, Zhuang-Zhuang Zhang, Chang-Le Ma, Yan Zhang, Sha Li

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rui-Min ZhuState Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
Sen ChaiState Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
Zhuang-Zhuang ZhangShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Chang-Le MaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Yan ZhangState Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
Sha LiState Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China. shali@sdau.edu.cn.
Shandong Agricultural University · CNShandong Normal University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31771558National Natural Science Foundation of China 31970332
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChloroplasts are essential organelles of plant cells for not only being the energy factory but also making plant cells adaptable to different environmental stimuli. The nuclear genome encodes most of the chloroplast proteins, among which a large percentage of membrane proteins have yet to be functionally characterized.

resultsWe report here functional characterization of two nuclear-encoded chloroplast proteins, Chloroplast protein for Growth and Fertility (CGF1) and CGF2. CGF1 and CGF2 are expressed in diverse tissues and developmental stages. Proteins they encode are associated with chloroplasts through a N-terminal chloroplast-targeting signal in green tissues but also located at plastids in roots and seeds. Mutants of CGF1 and CGF2 generated by CRISPR/Cas9 exhibited vegetative defects, including reduced leaf size, dwarfism, and abnormal cell death. CGF1 and CGF2 redundantly mediate female gametogenesis, likely by securing local energy supply. Indeed, mutations of both genes impaired chloroplast integrity whereas exogenous sucrose rescued the growth defects of the CGF double mutant.

conclusionThis study reports that two nuclear-encoded chloroplast proteins, Chloroplast protein for Growth and Fertility (CGF1) and CGF2, play important roles in vegetative growth, in female gametogenesis, and in embryogenesis likely by mediating chloroplast integrity and development.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsChloroplast ProteinsChloroplastsGametogenesis, PlantMembrane Transport ProteinsArabidopsis ProteinsAT2G16800 protein, ArabidopsisChloroplast ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsChloroplastDwarfismEmbryogenesisOvule developmentPlastid

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