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Chloroplast Outer Envelope Protein CHUP1 Is Essential for Chloroplast Anchorage to the Plasma Membrane and Chloroplast Movement

Kazusato Oikawa, Akihiro Yamasato, Sam-Geun Kong, Masahiro Kasahara, Masato Nakai, Fumio Takahashi, Yasunobu Ogura, Takatoshi Kagawa and Masamitsu Wada Chloroplasts change their intracellular ...
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Small Heat Shock Protein Hspl7.8 Functions as an AKR2A Cofactor in the Targeting of Chloroplast Outer Membrane Proteins in Arabidopsis

Plastid proteins that are encoded by the nuclear genome and synthesized in the cytosol undergo posttranslational targeting to plastids. Ankyrin repeat protein 2A (AKR2A) and AKR2B were recently shown ...
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A class of their own: New factors direct red algae chloroplast protein transport

A research group led by Osaka University identifies a new type of protein from the red algae Cyanidioschyzon merolae associated with the import of chloroplast protein precursors and the mechanism of ...
Nature

Chloroplast Protease Function and Protein Quality Control

Chloroplast proteases are central to maintaining the functional integrity of the photosynthetic machinery. They regulate the degradation of damaged, misfolded, or obsolete proteins, thereby ensuring ...
Nature

Chloroplast Protein Import Mechanisms

Chloroplasts are essential organelles that not only facilitate photosynthesis but also host a variety of metabolic processes. A hallmark of chloroplast biogenesis is the import of thousands of nucleus ...