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The Arabidopsis YELLOW STRIPE LIKE4 and 6 transporters control iron release from the chloroplast.
The Plant cell - 1 Mar 2013
Divol Fanchon, Couch Daniel, Conéjéro Geneviève, Roschzttardtz Hannetz, Mari Stéphane, Curie Catherine
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In most plant cell types, the chloroplast represents the largest sink for iron, which is both essential for chloroplast metabolism and prone to cause oxidative damage. Here, we show that to buffer the potentially harmful effects of iron, besides ferritins for storage, the chloroplast is equipped with specific iron transporters that respond to iron toxicity by removing iron from the chloroplast. We describe two...
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