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Metabolite Transport Across the Chloroplast Envelope of C3-Plants

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Photosynthesis

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 9))

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During photosynthesis, energy from solar radiation is used to convert atmospheric CO2 into intermediates that are used within, as well as outside, the chloroplast for a series of metabolic pathways. These intermediates have to be exchanged between the chloroplast and the cytosol. The envelope membrane of chloroplasts contains various specific translocators that are involved in these transport processes. The basic properties of several of these translocators have been extensively studied in the past. The elucidation of the molecular structure of some of these translocators during the last years opened the way to study the function of particular translocators in more detail. This chapter focuses on the progress achieved in this field with emphasis on the characterization of different classes of phosphate translocators and on translocators that are specific for dicarboxylates, adenylates and hexoses.

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Flügge, Ul. (2000). Metabolite Transport Across the Chloroplast Envelope of C3-Plants. In: Leegood, R.C., Sharkey, T.D., von Caemmerer, S. (eds) Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48137-5_6

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