Solutions for the analysis of plastid and mitochondrion gene expression

Uniplastomic develops powerful, innovative tools for the analysis of plastid and mitochondrial gene expression in response to plant development and environmental factors.

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Antibodies -new antibodies have recently been added

Plastidial recombinant proteins

Macroarrays - ready-to-use kits (monocot, dicot plants)

Applications:

Uniplastomic's analytic tools and services are applicable to all areas of research specialising in plant biology:

• Agronomy and plant genetics (controlling gene expression profiles of organelles during plant development in standard growth conditions, in genetically modified plants, in plastid transformants, etc.)
• Agrochemistry (effects of pesticides on plant seedling development)
• Ecology (monitoring the effects of drought, temperature or other environmental factors on organelle genetic expression during plant development)

Publications :

• Zghidi W., Merendino L., Cottet A., Mache R., Lerbs-Mache S. (2007) Nucleus-encoded plastid sigma factor SIG3 transcribes specifically the psbN gene in plastids. Nucleic Acid Res. 35, 455-464.
• Lerbs-Mache S. (2010) Function of plastid sigma factors in higher plants : regulation of gene expression or just preservation of constitutive transcription ? Plant Mol. In press. (DOI 10.1007/s11103-010-9714-4)