Once upon a Time – Chloroplast Protein Import Research from Infancy to Future Challenges

Molecular Plant

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 798-812

  Bölter, Bettina ^a   Soll, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

chloroplast protein import; envelope membranes; evolution; historical perspective; Tic; Toc

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLANT PROTEIN;

CHLOROPLAST; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

CHLOROPLAST PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84969909577     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.04.014     Document Type: Review

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