Open AccessSignaling between Chloroplasts and the Nucleus: Can a Systems Biology Approach Bring Clarity to a Complex and Highly Regulated Pathway?
Author(s) -
Hou-Sung Jung,
Joanne Chory
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.109.149070
Subject(s) - plastid , chloroplast , organelle , photosynthesis , biomolecule , nucleotide , biology , biochemistry , chemistry , botany , gene
Plastids are organelles found in photosynthetic eukaryotes and are best known as sites of photosynthesis. In addition to this role, plastids manufacture and store a myriad of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, amino acids, fatty acids, plant hormones, and nucleotides ([Buchanan and Gruissem,
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