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Chloroplasts contain a large amount of calcium, up to 25 mM, but only 0.5 mM may be unbound.1,2 Much of this calcium is in the thylakoid lumen while the stroma has a low calcium content.2 Calcium pumps in chloroplast membranes and H+/Ca++ antiports have been described2 which can energize the accumulation of calcium in the chloroplast. Calcium uptake is also stimulated by light.3 It is now clear that this calcium is important in chloroplast function.
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Crane, F.L., Barr, R. (1986). Function of Calcium-Calmodulin in Chloroplasts. In: Trewavas, A.J. (eds) Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Calcium in Plant Development. NATO ASI Series, vol 104. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2177-4_33
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