BACKGROUND High throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies have revolutionized the field of genomics by drastically reducing the cost of sequencing, making it feasible for individual labs to sequence or resequence plant genomes. Obtaining high quality, high molecular weight DNA from plants poses significant challenges due to the high copy number of chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA, as well as hi...

The chloroplast of Chlamydomonas moewusii was examined by electron microscopic and cytochemical methods for the possible presence of DNA. Both the Feulgen reaction and acridine orange indicated the presence within the chloroplast of one or more irregularly shaped DNA-containing bodies generally in the vicinity of the pyrenoid. Electron micrographs revealed 25 A microfibrils in these areas which...

Considerable evidence exists which is consistent with the picture that the chloroplast system of E1uglcna is unider autonomous genietic control. This includes studies of ultraviolet inactivationi anid photoreactivation of chloroplast inheritanice (7, 10. 13, 14) and the demonlstration of a unique species of chloroplast-associated DNA (3, 4, s5, 9, 11). Evidence has been presented for distinct c...

Chloroplast DNA of the duckweed Spirodela oligorrhiza, isolated by CsCl gradient centrifugation, was characterized by its buoyant density, guanine + cytosine content, melting behavior, circularity, and contour length. In all these characteristics, chloroplast DNA of S. oligorrhiza is similar to the chloroplast genomes of other higher plants, except that it has a significantly larger size.

Modified Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) protocol for DNA isolation was developed from leaf tissuesof Phyllanthus emblica for obtaining high quality genomic DNA. Fresh leaves of three different maturitywere analyzed for yield and quality of DNA. Acidity was determined in three different maturity of leaves viz.tender, intermediate and mature and their influence on DNA qua...

Nitrogen-limited Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is chlorotic and very deficient in chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting complexes (LHC). Rates of synthesis of photosynthetic proteins, but especially the LHC apoproteins, are reduced 10- to 40-fold. Moderately high levels of chloroplast transcripts accumulate in nitrogen-limited cells, and there is a correlation between chloroplast DNA levels and chloropl...

An enzyme system prepared from maize chloroplasts catalyzes the synthesis of DNA from maize chloroplast DNA sequences cloned in bacterial plasmids. Cloned maize chloroplast DNA fragments Bam HI 17' (2470 bp) and Eco RI x (1368 bp) have been shown to be preferred templates for in vitro DNA synthesis catalyzed by pea chloroplast DNA polymerase preparations [Gold et al. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sc...

Cultured leaf disks from young spinach leaves have been used to study chloroplast DNA synthesis in relation to chloroplast growth and repli­ cation. Autoradiographs prepared from thin sections show th a t labelling throughout disks is uniform. We consider th a t cultured leaf disks serve as a model system for studies of cell expansion and chloroplast replication during the development of spinac...

Cultured leaf disks from young spinach leaves have been used to study chloroplast DNA synthesis in relation to chloroplast growth and repli­ cation. Autoradiographs prepared from thin sections show th a t labelling throughout disks is uniform. We consider th a t cultured leaf disks serve as a model system for studies of cell expansion and chloroplast replication during the development of spinac...

Cultured leaf disks from young spinach leaves have been used to study chloroplast DNA synthesis in relation to chloroplast growth and repli­ cation. Autoradiographs prepared from thin sections show th a t labelling throughout disks is uniform. We consider th a t cultured leaf disks serve as a model system for studies of cell expansion and chloroplast replication during the development of spinac...