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A plant-specific calreticulin is a key retention factor for a defective brassinosteroid receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Aug 2009
Jin Hua, Hong Zhi, Su Wei, Li Jianming
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian calreticulin (CRT) is a multifunctional Ca(2+)-binding protein involved in more than 40 cellular processes in various subcellular compartments, such as Ca(2+) storage and protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). CRT homologues were discovered in plants almost 15 years ago, and recent studies revealed that many plant species contain 2 or more CRTs that are members of 2 distinct families, the...
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