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Chloroplast Retrograde Signaling System

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Modern ideas on the nature and functions of plastid retrograde signals, i.e., plastid retrograde signaling, predominantly of chloroplasts, are summarized. The main attention is focused on the participation of plastid retrograde signals in inter- and intracellular signaling pathways and their role in the processes of plant growth and development. The small amount of data on the little-studied retrograde signaling system of plant mitochondria are outlined as well.

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The present work was prepared with the partial financial support of the program of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences no. 18 Molecular and Cell Biology and Postgenome Technologies of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants no. 16-04-01626 and 19-04-00798) and a Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

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Abbreviations: ABA—abscisic acid; CAS—Ca2+-binding protein of chloroplasts; β-CC—β-cyclocitral; ER—endoplasmic reticulum; ET—ethylene; ETC—electron transport chain; JA—jasmonate acid; MEcPP—methyleritrolcyclodiphosphate; PAP—phosphoadenosine-5-phosphate; PPR—pentatricopeptide repeat; ROS—reactive oxygen species; RS—retrograde signal; RSG—retrograde signaling; SA—salicylic acid; SU—subunit; TF—transcriptional factor.

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Yurina, N.P., Odintsova, M.S. Chloroplast Retrograde Signaling System. Russ J Plant Physiol 66, 509–520 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443719040149

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