Ascorbate is synthesized in mitochondria but needed in chloroplasts. Identification of a transporter bridging the chloroplast envelope membranes that separate cell cytoplasm from chloroplast stroma reveals a connection between ascorbate transport and cellular redox homeostasis.
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Foyer, C. Redox homeostasis: Opening up ascorbate transport. Nature Plants 1, 14012 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2014.12
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