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Restricting glutathione biosynthesis to the cytosol is sufficient for normal plant development.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Mar 2008
Pasternak Maciej, Lim Benson, Wirtz Markus, Hell Rüdiger, Cobbett Christopher S, Meyer Andreas J
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Glutathione (GSH) homeostasis in plants is essential for cellular redox control and efficient responses to abiotic and biotic stress. Compartmentation of the GSH biosynthetic pathway is a unique feature of plants. The first enzyme, gamma-glutamate cysteine ligase (GSH1), responsible for synthesis of gamma-glutamylcysteine (gamma-EC), is, in Arabidopsis, exclusively located in the plastids, whereas the second...
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