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Redox Regulation of Chloroplast Gene Expression

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Part of the Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration book series (AIPH,volume 21)

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The chloroplast is the most important biosynthetic compartment of a green plant cell, being the site of photosynthesis and aspects of carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen assimilation as well as other pathways. At the same time, the complex enzymatic machinery of the organelle is a key target for photooxidative stress. The chloroplast contains an evolutionarily conserved set of genes and a specially adaptable gene expression machinery that is in close physical proximity to the photosynthetic apparatus, i.e. the primary source of reactive oxygen species. This adaptability somehow links the rapid gene expression response to the activity status of photosynthetic electron transport and accompanying redox reactions. In this chapter, we address the following questions: (i) which plastid gene products are subject to redox control? (ii) which stage(s) of organellar gene expression are redox-controlled? and (iii) what are the mechanisms and mediators involved?

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    Sacha Baginsky

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Baginsky, S., Link, G. (2008). Redox Regulation of Chloroplast Gene Expression. In: Demmig-Adams, B., Adams, W.W., Mattoo, A.K. (eds) Photoprotection, Photoinhibition, Gene Regulation, and Environment. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3579-9_17

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