Chapter title |
The Main Functions of Plastids
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Chapter number | 5 |
Book title |
Plastids
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-8654-5_5 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-8653-8, 978-1-4939-8654-5
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Authors |
Norbert Rolland, Imen Bouchnak, Lucas Moyet, Daniel Salvi, Marcel Kuntz, Rolland, Norbert, Bouchnak, Imen, Moyet, Lucas, Salvi, Daniel, Kuntz, Marcel |
Abstract |
Plastids are semiautonomous organelles like mitochondria, and derive from a cyanobacterial ancestor that was engulfed by a host cell. During evolution, they have recruited proteins originating from the nuclear genome, and only parts of their ancestral metabolic properties were conserved and optimized to limit functional redundancy with other cell compartments. Furthermore, large disparities in metabolic functions exist among various types of plastids, and the characterization of their various metabolic properties is far from being accomplished. In this review, we provide an overview of the main functions, known to be achieved by plastids or shared by plastids and other compartments of the cell. In short, plastids appear at the heart of all main plant functions. |
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