• Complete DNA sequences of the plastid genomes of two parasitic flowering plant species, Cuscuta reflexa and Cuscuta gronovii 

      Krause, Kirsten; Funk, Helena T.; Berg, Sabine; Krupinska, Karin; Maier, Uwe G. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-08-22)
      Background: The holoparasitic plant genus Cuscuta comprises species with photosynthetic capacity and functional chloroplasts as well as achlorophyllous and intermediate forms with restricted photosynthetic activity and degenerated chloroplasts. Previous data indicated significant differences with respect to the plastid genome coding capacity in different Cuscuta species that could correlate with ...
    • Dual Targeting and Retrograde Translocation: Regulators of Plant Nuclear Gene Expression Can Be Sequestered by Plastids 

      Krause, Kirsten; Oetke, Svenja; Krupinska, Karin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Changes in the developmental or metabolic state of plastids can trigger profound changes in the transcript profiles of nuclear genes. Many nuclear transcription factors were shown to be controlled by signals generated in the organelles. In addition to the many different compounds for which an involvement in retrograde signaling is discussed, accumulating evidence suggests a role for proteins in ...
    • Plastid located WHIRLY1 enhances the responsiveness of Arabidopsis seedlings toward abscisic acid 

      Isemer, Rena; Krause, Kirsten; Grabe, Nils; Kitahata, Nobutaka; Asami, Tadao; Krupinska, Karin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      WHIRLY1 is a protein that can be translocated from the plastids to the nucleus, making it an ideal candidate for communicating information between these two compartments. Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana lacking WHIRLY1 (why1) were shown to have a reduced sensitivity toward salicylic acid (SA) and abscisic acid (ABA) during germination. Germination assays in the presence of abamine, an inhibitor of ...
    • Whirly proteins as communicators between plant organelles and the nucleus? 

      Krause, Kirsten; Herrmann, Ullrich; Fuss, Janina; Miao, Ying; Krupinska, Karin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009)
      Whirly proteins belong to a small family of proteins with a characteristic secondary structure and a conserved DNA binding domain that is found mainly in angiosperms. At least one member of the Whirly protein family, Whirly1, is dually targeted to the nucleus and to the chloroplasts and it was shown that apart from its initially described function as a transcriptional regulator of nuclear disease ...