Intracellular signalling: the language of the chloroplast.
Chloroplasts emit signals that modulate nuclear gene expression, thereby ensuring the proper assembly of the photosynthetic apparatus. Recent studies have provided major new insights into one of these signalling mechanisms, and identified the chlorophyll precursor Mg-protoporphyrin IX as a key signalling molecule.
Jarvis
Paul
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Department of Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. rpj3@le.ac.uk
D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011524:Protoporphyrins / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
D011524:Protoporphyrins; C033434:protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester