Regulation of Chlorophyll Synthesis in Plant Cells
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Regulation of Chlorophyll Synthesis in Plant Cells:                        Biochemical and genetic approaches will be used to study in                     Chlamydomonas the regulation of synthesis of delta-aminolevulinic               acid, the first committed compound in synthesis of the porphyrin                ring of chlorophyll.  The enzyme that ligates glutamate to its                  transfer RNA has been purified.  The remaining two enzymes of                   the pathway will be purified and the genes for all three                        enzymes will be cloned and sequenced.                                                                                                                                Understanding the biosynthesis of delta-aminolevulinic acid                and its regulation is essential for the understanding of the                    regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis and the assembly of the                  photosynthetic membranes in plant cells.  Because of the known                  similarities between Chlamydomonas and higher plants not only the               knowledge but also the genes may be transferable and thus                       available to genetic engineering for increasing plant growth                    efficiency
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