The Enigmatic Roles of PPR‐SMR Proteins in Plants

Abstract: The pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) protein family, with more than 400 members, is one of the largest and most diverse protein families in land plants. A small subset of PPR proteins contain a C‐terminal small MutS‐related (SMR) domain. Although there are relatively few PPR‐SMR proteins, they play essential roles in embryo development, chloroplast biogenesis and gene expression, and plastid‐to‐nucleus retrograde signaling. Here, recent advances in understanding the roles of PPR‐SMR proteins and the SMR domain based on a combination of genetic, biochemical, and physiological analyses are described. In addition, the potential of the PPR‐SMR protein SOT1 to serve as a tool for RNA manipulation is highlighted.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
The Enigmatic Roles of PPR‐SMR Proteins in Plants ; volume:6 ; number:13 ; year:2019 ; extent:9
Advanced science ; 6, Heft 13 (2019) (gesamt 9)

Creator
Zhang, Yi
Lu, Congming

DOI
10.1002/advs.201900361
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022073112264597278795
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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