Plastid evolution
The ancestors of modern cyanobacteria invented O2-generating photosynthesis some 3.6
billion years ago. The conversion of water and CO2 into energy-rich sugars and O2 slowly …
billion years ago. The conversion of water and CO2 into energy-rich sugars and O2 slowly …
Structure and dynamics of thylakoids in land plants
Thylakoids of land plants have a bipartite structure, consisting of cylindrical grana stacks,
made of membranous discs piled one on top of the other, and stroma lamellae which are …
made of membranous discs piled one on top of the other, and stroma lamellae which are …
A newly discovered protein export machine in malaria parasites
Several hundred malaria parasite proteins are exported beyond an encasing vacuole and
into the cytosol of the host erythrocyte, a process that is central to the virulence and viability …
into the cytosol of the host erythrocyte, a process that is central to the virulence and viability …
Regulatory role of membrane fluidity in gene expression and physiological functions
Plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria experience frequent changes in environment. The
ability to survive depends on their capacity to acclimate to such changes. In particular …
ability to survive depends on their capacity to acclimate to such changes. In particular …
Targeting of nucleus‐encoded proteins to chloroplasts in plants
P Jarvis - New phytologist, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Most chloroplast proteins are encoded in the nucleus and synthesized on free, cytosolic
ribosomes in precursor form. Each precursor has an amino‐terminal extension called a …
ribosomes in precursor form. Each precursor has an amino‐terminal extension called a …
Iron cofactor assembly in plants
Iron is an essential element for all photosynthetic organisms. The biological use of this
transition metal is as an enzyme cofactor, predominantly in electron transfer and catalysis …
transition metal is as an enzyme cofactor, predominantly in electron transfer and catalysis …
Arabidopsis stromal 70-kD heat shock proteins are essential for plant development and important for thermotolerance of germinating seeds
PH Su, H Li - Plant physiology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The 70-kD heat shock proteins (Hsp70s) have been shown to be important for protein
folding, protein translocation, and stress responses in almost all organisms and in almost all …
folding, protein translocation, and stress responses in almost all organisms and in almost all …
Stochastic mechano-chemical kinetics of molecular motors: a multidisciplinary enterprise from a physicist's perspective
D Chowdhury - Physics Reports, 2013 - Elsevier
A molecular motor is made of either a single macromolecule or a macromolecular complex.
Just like their macroscopic counterparts, molecular motors “transduce” input energy into …
Just like their macroscopic counterparts, molecular motors “transduce” input energy into …
A phosphatidic acid-binding protein of the chloroplast inner envelope membrane involved in lipid trafficking
The biogenesis of the photosynthetic thylakoid membranes inside plant chloroplasts
requires enzymes at the plastid envelope and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Extensive …
requires enzymes at the plastid envelope and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Extensive …
Peroxisome assembly: matrix and membrane protein biogenesis
The biogenesis of peroxisomal matrix and membrane proteins is substantially different from
the biogenesis of proteins of other subcellular compartments, such as mitochondria and …
the biogenesis of proteins of other subcellular compartments, such as mitochondria and …