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The function of calreticulin in plant immunity: new discoveries for an old protein.
Plant signaling & behavior - 1 Aug 2012
Qiu Yongjian, Xi Jing, Du Liqun, Poovaiah B W
Abstract excerpt
Since its initial discovery as a high affinity Ca ( 2+) -binding protein in the sarcoplasmic reticulum and endoplasmic reticulum (ER), calreticulin (CRT) has been documented to be a multifunctional protein in both animal and plant cells. This protein is well recognized as a Ca ( 2+) -binding molecular chaperone that facilitates the folding of newly synthesized glycoproteins and regulates the Ca ( 2+) homeostasis...
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