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Chlorophyll cycle regulates the construction and destruction of the light-harvesting complexes by Tanaka, Ryouichi, Tanaka, Ayumi

“…Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b are the major constituents of the photosynthetic apparatus in land plants and green algae. Chlorophyll a is essential in…”
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Tetrapyrrole Biosynthesis in Higher Plants by Tanaka, R, Tanaka, A

“…Tetrapyrroles play vital roles in various biological processes, including photosynthesis and respiration. Higher plants contain four classes of tetrapyrroles,…”
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Chlorophyll b Reductase Plays an Essential Role in Maturation and Storability of Arabidopsis Seeds by Nakajima, Saori, Ito, Hisashi, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Tanaka, Ayumi

“…Although seeds are a sink organ, chlorophyll synthesis and degradation occurs during embryogenesis and in a manner similar to that observed in photosynthetic…”
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Identification of the 7-Hydroxymethyl Chlorophyll a Reductase of the Chlorophyll Cycle in Arabidopsis by Meguro, Miki, Ito, Hisashi, Takabayashi, Atsushi, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Tanaka, Ayumi

“…The interconversion of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b, referred to as the chlorophyll cycle, plays a crucial role in the processes of greening, acclimation to…”
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Letter to the Editor: Weak-Acidic Clear-Native Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis for the Separation of the Intact Forms of Thylakoid Protein Complexes by Matsumae, Renon, Kameo, Shinsa, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Takabayashi, Atsushi

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Participation of Chlorophyll b Reductase in the Initial Step of the Degradation of Light-harvesting Chlorophyll a/b-Protein Complexes in Arabidopsis by Horie, Yukiko, Ito, Hisashi, Kusaba, Makoto, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Tanaka, Ayumi

“…The light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-protein complex of photosystem II (LHCII) is the most abundant membrane protein in green plants, and its degradation is a…”
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Anthocyanins act as a sugar-buffer and an alternative electron sink in response to starch depletion during leaf senescence: a case study on a typical anthocyanic tree species, Acer japonicum by Kitao, Mitsutoshi, Yazaki, Kenichi, Tobita, Hiroyuki, Agathokleous, Evgenios, Kishimoto, Junko, Takabayashi, Atsushi, Tanaka, Ryouichi

“…Abstract We hypothesized that anthocyanins act as a sugar-buffer and an alternative electron sink during leaf senescence to prevent sugar-mediated early…”
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Horizontal Transfer of Promiscuous Activity from Nonphotosynthetic Bacteria Contributed to Evolution of Chlorophyll Degradation Pathway by Obata, Daichi, Takabayashi, Atsushi, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Tanaka, Ayumi, Ito, Hisashi

“…Abstract The relationship between enzymes and substrates does not perfectly match the “lock and key” model, because enzymes act on molecules other than their…”
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Distribution and functional analysis of the two types of 8-vinyl reductase involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis in marine cyanobacteria by Suehiro, Haruka, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Ito, Hisashi

“…In the chlorophyll biosynthesis pathway, the 8-vinyl group of the chlorophyll precursor is reduced to an ethyl group by 8-vinyl reductase. Two isozymes of…”
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Functional Analysis of Light-harvesting-like Protein 3 (LIL3) and Its Light-harvesting Chlorophyll-binding Motif in Arabidopsis by Takahashi, Kaori, Takabayashi, Atsushi, Tanaka, Ayumi, Tanaka, Ryouichi

“…The light-harvesting complex (LHC) constitutes the major light-harvesting antenna of photosynthetic eukaryotes. LHC contains a characteristic sequence motif,…”
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The Steady-State Level of Mg-Protoporphyrin IX Is Not a Determinant of Plastid-to-Nucleus Signaling in Arabidopsis by Mochizuki, Nobuyoshi, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Tanaka, Ayumi, Masuda, Tatsuru, Nagatani, Akira

“…The plastid plays a vital role in various cellular activities within plant cells including photosynthesis and other metabolic pathways. It is believed that the…”
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The cell biology of tetrapyrroles: a life and death struggle by Mochizuki, Nobuyoshi, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Grimm, Bernhard, Masuda, Tatsuru, Moulin, Michael, Smith, Alison G., Tanaka, Ayumi, Terry, Matthew J.

“…Tetrapyrroles such as chlorophyll and heme are co-factors for essential proteins involved in a wide variety of crucial cellular functions. Nearly 2% of the…”
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Exposure to strong irradiance exacerbates photoinhibition and suppresses N resorption during leaf senescence in shade-grown seedlings of fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum) by Kitao, Mitsutoshi, Yazaki, Kenichi, Tobita, Hiroyuki, Agathokleous, Evgenios, Kishimoto, Junko, Takabayashi, Atsushi, Tanaka, Ryouichi

“…Leaves of fullmoon maple ( Acer japonicum ) turn brilliant red with anthocyanins synthesis in autumn. Based on field observations, autumn coloring mainly…”
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Reexamination of Chlorophyllase Function Implies Its Involvement in Defense against Chewing Herbivores by Hu, Xueyun, Makita, Satoru, Schelbert, Silvia, Sano, Shinsuke, Ochiai, Masanori, Tsuchiya, Tohru, Hasegawa, Shigeaki F., Hörtensteiner, Stefan, Tanaka, Ayumi, Tanaka, Ryouichi

“…Chlorophyllase (CLH) is a common plant enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to form chlorophyllide, a more hydrophilic derivative. For more than…”
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Rice NON-YELLOW COLORING1 Is Involved in Light-Harvesting Complex II and Grana Degradation during Leaf Senescence by Kusaba, Makoto, Ito, Hisashi, Morita, Ryouhei, Iida, Shuichi, Sato, Yutaka, Fujimoto, Masaru, Kawasaki, Shinji, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Hirochika, Hirohiko, Nishimura, Minoru, Tanaka, Ayumi

“…Chlorophyll degradation is an aspect of leaf senescence, which is an active process to salvage nutrients from old tissues. non-yellow coloring1 (nyc1) is a…”
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Identification of a Vinyl Reductase Gene for Chlorophyll Synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana and Implications for the Evolution of Prochlorococcus Species by Nozomi Nagata, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Soichirou Satoh, Tanaka, Ayumi

“…Chlorophyll metabolism has been extensively studied with various organisms, and almost all of the chlorophyll biosynthetic genes have been identified in higher…”
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Identification of a Novel Vinyl Reductase Gene Essential for the Biosynthesis of Monovinyl Chlorophyll in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 by Ito, Hisashi, Yokono, Makio, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Tanaka, Ayumi

“…The vast majority of oxygenic photosynthetic organisms use monovinyl chlorophyll for their photosynthetic reactions. For the biosynthesis of this type of…”
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Determination of a Chloroplast Degron in the Regulatory Domain of Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase by Sakuraba, Yasuhito, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Yamasato, Akihiro, Tanaka, Ayumi

“…Chlorophyll b is one of the major photosynthetic pigments of plants. The regulation of chlorophyll b biosynthesis is important for plants in order to acclimate…”
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Overproduction of Chl b Retards Senescence Through Transcriptional Reprogramming in Arabidopsis by Sakuraba, Yasuhito, Balazadeh, Salma, Tanaka, Ryouichi, Mueller-Roeber, Bernd, Tanaka, Ayumi

“…Leaf senescence is a developmentally and environmentally regulated process which includes global changes in gene expression. Using Arabidopsis as a model, we…”
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Characterization of photosystem II assembly complexes containing ONE-HELIX PROTEIN1 in Arabidopsis thaliana by Maeda, Hanaki, Takahashi, Koharu, Ueno, Yoshifumi, Sakata, Kei, Yokoyama, Akari, Yarimizu, Kozue, Myouga, Fumiyoshi, Shinozaki, Kazuo, Ozawa, Shin-Ichiro, Takahashi, Yuichiro, Tanaka, Ayumi, Ito, Hisashi, Akimoto, Seiji, Takabayashi, Atsushi, Tanaka, Ryouichi

“…The assembly process of photosystem II (PSII) requires several auxiliary proteins to form assembly intermediates. In plants, early assembly intermediates…”
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