title: Generation of transplastomic lettuce with enhanced growth and high yield.
abstract: We generated transplastomic lettuce plants expressing cyanobacterial fructose-1,6-/sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase (FBP/SBPase) in chloroplasts. Their photosynthetic capacity and productivity were increased 1.3-fold and 1.6-fold, respectively, compared with control plants transformed with pRL200, indicating that the introduction of the enzyme affects the photosynthetic capacity and growth of lettuce plants at ambient CO(2) levels (360 ppm).
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Yaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamoi
authors.forename: Harumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakuyama
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruta
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashida
authors.forename: Akiho
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shigeoka
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000201:enzymology; D018545:Lactuca / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002245:Carbon Dioxide