Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At4g28590	Plays an essential role in early steps of chloroplast development.	Two novel proteins, MRL7 and its paralog MRL7-L, have essential but functionally distinct roles in chloroplast development and are involved in plastid gene expression regulation in Arabidopsis.; 2011; DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcr054; PMID: 21515910; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21515910/ | AtECB1/MRL7, a thioredoxin-like fold protein with disulfide reductase activity, regulates chloroplast gene expression and chloroplast biogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2014; DOI: 10.1093/mp/sst092; PMID: 23956074; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23956074/ | SVR4 (suppressor of variegation 4) and SVR4-like: two proteins with a role in proper organization of the chloroplast genetic machinery.; 2014; DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12108; PMID: 24111559; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24111559/ | PRDA1, a novel chloroplast nucleoid protein, is required for early chloroplast development and is involved in the regulation of plastid gene expression in Arabidopsis.; 2013; DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pct148; PMID: 24132784; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24132784/
Arabidopsis	At2g31840	Plays an essential role in early steps of chloroplast development.	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os01g0829000	Plays an essential role in early steps of chloroplast development.	No verified direct reference in this release