A nuclear-encoded protein, mTERF6, mediates transcription termination of rpoA polycistron for plastid-encoded RNA polymerase-dependent chloroplast gene expression and chloroplast development.

The expression of plastid genes is regulated by two types of DNA-dependent RNA polymerases, plastid-encoded RNA polymerase (PEP) and nuclear-encoded RNA polymerase (NEP). The plastid rpoA polycistron encodes a series of essential chloroplast ribosome subunits and a core subunit of PEP. Despite the functional importance, little is known about the regulation of rpoA polycistron.

Rubisco accumulation is important for the greening of the fln2-4 mutant in Arabidopsis.

The fructokinase-like protein2 (FLN2) is a component of the PEP complex. FLN2 knockout mutants displayed a delayed greening phenotype on sucrose-containing medium. Our previous work indicated that partial PEP activity is essential for its greening phenotype.

VOPO4 nanosheets as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

VOPO4 nanosheets are successfully synthesized using a hydrothermal method followed by calcination. The XRD results reveal that obtained products are crystallized in the orthorhombic VOPO4 phase. SEM and TEM images demonstrate that VOPO4 products possess unique nanosheet morphology.