Authors

L. Faye;H. Daniell

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Plant Biotechnol. J.

Keywords

THERAPEUTIC PROTEINS; PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN; EXPRESSION; GOLGI; PROTEOME; PEPTIDE; VACCINE; TOBACCO; PLANTS; TRANSLOCATION; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Plant Sciences

Abstract

Although the chloroplast contains its own genome, majority of its protein components are encoded by nuclear genes and must be imported post-translationally. In general, proteins synthesized by cytosolic ribosomes are post-translationally targeted to the chloroplast through interactions between their N-terminal transit sequence and protein translocon Toc/Tic complexes in the chloroplast membranes. An alternative pathway that mediates post-translational delivery of proteins to the chloroplast via the secretory pathway was recently described. This pathway provides new opportunities for complementation of the chloroplast protein maturation machinery with chaperones needing endoplasmic reticulum and/or Golgi typical maturations such as N-glycosylation for their biological activity or using chloroplasts as a storage compartment for glycoproteins.

Journal Title

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volume

4

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Editorial Material

Language

English

First Page

275

Last Page

279

WOS Identifier

WOS:000236584800001

ISSN

1467-7644

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