Chloroplast Protein Translocation
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Cell Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 4021
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Interests: plant developmental biology; chloroplast biogenesis; tetrapyrroles; plant hormone action; abiotic stress responses
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Dear Colleagues,
Chloroplasts are semi-autonomous cell organelles that contain only limited coding information in their own DNA and must consequently import most of their protein constituents from the cytosol. Multi-protein translocon complexes dubbed the TOC and TIC machineries have been identified in the outer and inner plastid envelope membranes that mediate the import of nucleus-encoded cytosolic plastid protein precursors. Different pathways then sort the imported proteins to their final destinations in the envelope, stroma or thylakoid membranes. Transit sequences play a decisive role in the import and sorting steps. However, recent work identified many chloroplast proteins lacking cleavable transit sequences. On the other hand, proteins have been identified that are dually targeted to both chloroplasts and mitochondria. Last but not least, some chloroplast proteins were suggested to pass the secretory pathway before finding their final destination. It is the aim of this Special Issue to provide insight into the growing number of chloroplast protein translocation pathways and mechanisms and to see what is common and what is unique if compared with other targeting pathways.
Dr. Steffen Reinbothe
Guest Editor
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