January 31, 2006Journal of Experimental BotanyOpen Access

The suffulta mutation in tomato reveals a novel method of plastid replication during fruit ripening

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Enlarged chloroplasts in suffulta tomato mutants degenerate and fragment during fruit ripening, producing a typical population of functional chromoplasts.
Plastid-targeted green fluorescent protein reveals that chloroplast budding generates heterogeneous intermediate structures during plastid replication.
These observations demonstrate an alternative route of plastid division in plants, which may clarify how stromule formation supports organelle maintenance.

Discussion

No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.

Implication

Experimental analysis reveals plastid budding and fragmentation in suffulta tomato plants, highlighting an alternative differentiation pathway during fruit ripening.

Cite This Study

D. Forth (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f020f7438faba21d319b26 https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erj144

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Implication

Experimental analysis reveals plastid budding and fragmentation in suffulta tomato plants, highlighting an alternative differentiation pathway during fruit ripening.

The suffulta mutation in tomato reveals a novel method of plastid replication during fruit ripening

Key Points

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

The suffulta mutation in tomato reveals a novel method of plastid replication during fruit ripening

Key Points

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

Also Consider

Also Consider