Chloroplast genomes have become central to reconstructing plant evolutionary histories. These circular DNA molecules, known as plastomes, typically range from 120 to 160 kilobases and feature a ...

Chloroplast genomes in the orchid family exhibit a conserved quadripartite structure comprising two inverted repeats (IRs) flanking a large single-copy (LSC) and a small single-copy (SSC) region.

Endosymbiosis, a process where one organism engulfs another and integrates its DNA and functions instead of digesting it, is one of the most significant events in evolutionary history. Scientists ...

One of the most momentous events in the history of life involved endosymbiosis—a process by which one organism engulfed another and, instead of ingesting it, incorporated its DNA and functions into ...

Palmer, 35, has been studying the structure and evolution of the chloroplast genome since he was a doctoral candidate at Stanford. A chloroplast is the organelle in plant cells in which photosynthesis ...

Two studies published in the journal Cell shed light on the assembly, function and evolutionary diversity of the chloroplast protein import system. Chloroplasts are fundamental organelles in plant ...

A recent study by Chinese scientists has revealed the intricate molecular machinery driving energy exchange within chloroplasts, shedding light on a key event in the evolution of plant life. Led by ...

Michael T. Clegg is professor of genetics and Gerald H. Learn, Jr. and Brian R. Morton are postdoctoral research associates in the Department of Botany and Plant Science at the University of ...

Researchers succeed at generating 3D visualizations of chloroplasts' copying machines. For life on Earth, it is essential that plants carry out photosynthesis and ultimately produce oxygen and ...

The image shows a high-resolution 3D model of the plant RNA polymerase PEP, which plays a central role in photosynthesis. For life on Earth, it is essential that plants carry out photosynthesis and ...