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PIC1, an ancient permease in Arabidopsis chloroplasts, mediates iron transport.
The Plant cell - 1 Mar 2007
Duy Daniela, Wanner Gerhard, Meda Anderson R, von Wirén Nicolaus, Soll Jürgen, Philippar Katrin
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In chloroplasts, the transition metals iron and copper play an essential role in photosynthetic electron transport and act as cofactors for superoxide dismutases. Iron is essential for chlorophyll biosynthesis, and ferritin clusters in plastids store iron during germination, development, and iron stress. Thus, plastidic homeostasis of transition metals, in particular of iron, is crucial for chloroplast as well as...
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