Carotenoids are lipophilic isoprenoid compounds synthesized by all photosynthetic
organisms and some non-photosynthetic prokaryotes and fungi. With some notable …

Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and critical in human diets. Plastids are the
organelles for carotenoid biosynthesis and storage in plant cells. They exist in various types …

Carotenoids are mostly C 40 terpenoids, a class of hydrocarbons that participate in various
biological processes in plants, such as photosynthesis, photomorphogenesis …

The chloroplast can act as an environmental sensor, communicating with the cell during
biogenesis and operation to change the expression of thousands of proteins. This process …

In plants, carotenoids are essential for photosynthesis and photoprotection. However,
carotenoids are not the end products of the pathway; apocarotenoids are produced by …

Strigolactones (SLs) are carotenoid-derived plant hormones and signaling molecules. When
released into the soil, SLs indicate the presence of a host to symbiotic fungi and root …

Lateral root (LR) emergence represents a highly coordinated process in which the plant
hormone auxin plays a central role. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been proposed to …

Plastic particles originate from the daily use of plastics and have become a new form of
pollutant. However, the effects of nanoplastics (NPs) on higher plants remain largely …

The most conspicuous function of plastids is the oxygenic photosynthesis of chloroplasts, yet
plastids are super-factories that produce a plethora of compounds that are indispensable for …

Natural compounds capable of increasing root depth and branching are desirable tools for
enhancing stress tolerance in crops. We devised a sensitized screen to identify natural …