Nuclear encoded protein consists of the five domains conserved in EF-G proteins, with two GTP-binding sites in the first domain, and an additional transit peptide at the N-terminus. Localized in chloroplasts. Point mutation results in a delay in the onset of germination. At early developmental stage embryos still contain undifferentiated proplastids. The greening of cotyledons is severely impaired in light-grown mutant sco1 seedlings, whereas the following true leaves develop normally as in wild-type plants.
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