Boris Hedtke

TL;DR: The results indicate that the mitochondrial RNAP in plants is a bacteriophage-type enzyme, and a gene duplication event may have generated the second RNAP, which along with the plastid-encoded eubacteria-like RNAP could transcribe the chloroplast genome.

TL;DR: It is shown that the transit peptide of RpoT;2 possesses dual targeting properties, and might be the first RNA polymerase shown to transcribe genes in two different genomes.

TL;DR: The generation and characterization of lines exhibiting a fruit-specific reduction in the expression of glutamate 1-semialdehyde aminotransferase suggest that fruit photosynthesis is, at least under ambient conditions, not necessary for fruit energy metabolism or development but is essential for properly timed seed development and therefore may confer an advantage under conditions of stress.

TL;DR: This study reveals an unexpected function for protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase 1 from model plant Arabidopsis thaliana in regulating plastid RNA editing through interacting with and modulating the stability of multiple organellar RNA editing factors.

TL;DR: Analysis of Nicotiana tabacum, a natural allotetraploid, identified six different RpoT sequences that provide a second example for a non-viral plant mRNA that is exclusively translated from aNon-AUG codon.