WSL5, a pentatricopeptide repeat protein, is essential for chloroplast biogenesis in rice under cold stress

WSL5 is crucial for the splicing of the chloroplast genes rpl2 and rps12 under cold stress, and affects the retrograde signaling from plastids to the nucleus. Abstract Chloroplasts play an essential role in plant growth and development, and cold conditions affect chloroplast development. Although ma...

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