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Maize mutants lacking chloroplast FtsY exhibit pleiotropic defects in the biogenesis of thylakoid membranes.
The Plant cell - 1 Jan 2004
Asakura Yukari, Hirohashi Toshiya, Kikuchi Shingo, Belcher Susan, Osborne Erin, Yano Satoshi, Terashima Ichiro, Barkan Alice, Nakai Masato
Abstract excerpt
A chloroplast signal recognition particle (SRP) that is related to the SRP involved in secretion in bacteria and eukaryotic cells is used for the insertion of light-harvesting chlorophyll proteins (LHCPs) into the thylakoid membranes. A conserved component of the SRP mechanism is a membrane-bound SRP receptor, denoted FtsY in bacteria. Plant genomes encode FtsY homologs that are targeted to the chloroplast...
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