Most chloroplast proteins are encoded in the cell nucleus, translated in the cytosol, and targeted to the organelle in a post-translational manner. Our understanding of how proteins are targeted to the outer envelope membrane of chloroplasts has been improved with the identification of a specific soluble sorting factor.
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Bédard, J., Jarvis, P. Green light for chloroplast outer-membrane proteins. Nat Cell Biol 10, 120–122 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb0208-120
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