[EN] Carotenoids are lipophilic plastidial isoprenoids highly valued as nutrients and natural pigments. A correct balance of chlorophylls and carotenoids is required for photosynthesis and therefore highly regulated, making ...
Fernández-Cancelo, Pablo; Iglesias-Sanchez, Ariadna; Torres-Montilla, Salvador; Ribas-Agustí, Albert; Teixido, Neus; RODRIGUEZ-CONCEPCION, Manuel; Giné-Bordonaba, Jordi(Frontiers Media SA, 2022-08-01)
[EN] Apple is characterized by its high adaptation to diverse growing environments. However, little is still known about how different environments can regulate at the metabolic or molecular level specific apple quality ...
[EN] Plant carotenoids are essential for photosynthesis and photoprotection and provide colors in the yellow to red range to non-photosynthetic organs such as petals and ripe fruits. They are also the precursors of ...
Llorente, Briardo; Torres-Montilla, Salvador; Morelli, Luca; Florez-Sarasa, Igor; Matus, José Tomás; Ezquerro, Miguel; D'Andrea, Lucio; Houhou, Fakhreddine; Majer, Eszter; Picó Sirvent, María Belén; Cebolla Cornejo, Jaime; Troncoso, Adrian; Fernie, Alisdair R.; Daròs, José-Antonio; Rodriguez-Concepcion, Manuel(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020-09-01)
[EN] Plastids, the defining organelles of plant cells, undergo physiological and morphological changes to fulfill distinct biological functions. In particular, the differentiation of chloroplasts into chromoplasts results ...
[EN] The biological purpose of plant stem cells is to maintain themselves while providing new pools of differentiated cells that form organs and rejuvenate or replace damaged tissues. Protein homeostasis or proteostasis ...