A recent study by Chinese scientists has revealed the intricate molecular machinery driving energy exchange within ...

The unusual conversation occurs between two compartments within plant cells—the nucleus and the chloroplast. It is a dialogue that continues today, and, according to research just published in ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

A study published in the journal Nature Communications explores the origin of chloroplasts, the plastids that allow plants to ...

Chloroplasts may seem like docile farmers of light. But inside these microscopic plant and algal cell structures lurks the spirit of a warrior. When a pathogen attacks a plant, chloroplasts stop ...

A study uncovers a new role for ion transporters: they participate in gene regulation in chloroplasts. A study led by LMU plant biologist Hans-Henning Kunz uncovers a new role for ion transporters ...

Chloroplast tubes play a key role in plants' immune defense Date: June 25, 2015 Source: University of California - Davis Summary: When plant cells are infected with pathogens, networks of tiny ...

A group of RIPE researchers have found, for the first time, that chloroplast size manipulations are unlikely to be an option for increasing crop photosynthetic efficiency. Their work was recently ...

CTR1's main job in the chloroplast is to phosphorylate the TOC33 at a specific location—at position 260 in the protein chain of an amino acid called serine. By altering this site in the plants ...

In 2021 biologist Sachihiro Matsunaga of the University of Tokyo reported how sacoglossan sea slugs can “steal” chloroplasts from algae they eat, fueling the slugs’ energy needs for weeks.