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The chloroplast protein import system: From algae to trees by Shi, Lan-Xin, Theg, Steven M.

“…Chloroplasts are essential organelles in the cells of plants and algae. The functions of these specialized plastids are largely dependent on the ~3000 proteins…”
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Characterization of thylakoid division using chloroplast dividing mutants in Arabidopsis by Ho, Jonathan, Kwan, Warren, Li, Vivian, Theg, Steven M.

“…Chloroplasts are double membrane bound organelles that are found in plants and algae. Their division requires a number of proteins to assemble into rings along…”
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Protein Import Motors in Chloroplasts: On the Role of Chaperones by Li, Hsou-Min, Schnell, Danny, Theg, Steven M

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Evolution of protein transport to the chloroplast envelope membranes by Day, Philip M., Theg, Steven M.

“…Chloroplasts are descendants of an ancient endosymbiotic cyanobacterium that lived inside a eukaryotic cell. They inherited the prokaryotic double membrane…”
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The Formation of Stromules In Vitro from Chloroplasts Isolated from Nicotiana benthamiana by Ho, Jonathan, Theg, Steven M

“…Stromules are stroma-containing tubules that have been observed to emanate from the main plastidic body in vivo. These structures have been shown to require…”
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Widespread polycistronic gene expression in green algae by Gallaher, Sean D., Craig, Rory J., Ganesan, Iniyan, Purvine, Samuel O., McCorkle, Sean R., Grimwood, Jane, Strenkert, Daniela, Davidi, Lital, Roth, Melissa S., Jeffers, Tim L., Lipton, Mary S., Niyogi, Krishna K., Schmutz, Jeremy, Theg, Steven M., Blaby-Haas, Crysten E., Merchant, Sabeeha S.

“…Polycistronic gene expression, common in prokaryotes, was thought to be extremely rare in eukaryotes. The development of long-read sequencing of full-length…”
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Role of Vesicle‐Inducing Protein in Plastids 1 in cpTat transport at the thylakoid by Lo, Shari M, Theg, Steven M

“…VIPP1 has been shown to be required for the proper formation of thylakoid membranes. However, studies on VIPP1 itself, as well as on PspA, its bacterial…”
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A new fluorescence-based method to monitor the pH in the thylakoid lumen using GFP variants by Yang, Hong, Pu, Xiaojun, Wang, Lu, Liu, Li, Theg, Steven M.

“…The ΔpH-dependent/Tat pathway is unique for using only the proton motive force for driving proteins transport across the thylakoid membrane in chloroplasts…”
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Energetic cost of protein import across the envelope membranes of chloroplasts by Shi, Lan-Xin, Theg, Steven M.

“…Chloroplasts are the organelles of green plants in which light energy is transduced into chemical energy, forming ATP and reduced carbon compounds upon which…”
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Evidence for an ER to Golgi to chloroplast protein transport pathway by Radhamony, Resmi N., Theg, Steven M.

“…Chloroplast protein import is generally believed to occur posttranslationally through the interaction of a precursor protein with the Toc and Tic transport…”
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Hydrophobic mismatch is a key factor in protein transport across lipid bilayer membranes via the Tat pathway by Hao, Binhan, Zhou, Wenjie, Theg, Steven M.

“…The twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway transports folded proteins across membranes in bacteria, thylakoids, plant mitochondria, and archaea. In most…”
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The polar amino acid in the TatA transmembrane helix is not strictly necessary for protein function by Hao, Binhan, Zhou, Wenjie, Theg, Steven M.

“…The twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway utilizes the proton-motive force to transport folded proteins across cytoplasmic membranes in bacteria and…”
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Chloroplast Chaperonin-Mediated Targeting of a Thylakoid Membrane Protein by Klasek, Laura, Inoue, Kentaro, Theg, Steven M

“…Posttranslational protein targeting requires chaperone assistance to direct insertion-competent proteins to integration pathways. Chloroplasts integrate nearly…”
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Chloroplast outer membrane protein targeting and insertion by Hofmann, Nancy R., Theg, Steven M.

“…Proteins in the chloroplast outer envelope membrane are nuclear encoded and post-translationally targeted to the chloroplast. The targeting and membrane…”
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Complete maturation of the plastid protein translocation channel requires a type I signal peptidase by Inoue, Kentaro, Baldwin, Amy J, Shipman, Rebecca L, Matsui, Kyoko, Theg, Steven M, Ohme-Takagi, Masaru

“…The protein translocation channel at the plastid outer envelope membrane, Toc75, is essential for the viability of plants from the embryonic stage. It is…”
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Structural considerations of folded protein import through the chloroplast TOC/TIC translocons by Ganesan, Iniyan, Theg, Steven M.

“…Protein import into chloroplasts is carried out by the protein translocons at the outer and inner envelope membranes (TOC and TIC). Detailed structures for…”
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A real-time analysis of protein transport via the twin arginine translocation pathway in response to different components of the protonmotive force by Zhou, Wenjie, Hao, Binhan, Bricker, Terry M., Theg, Steven M.

“…The twin arginine translocation (Tat) pathway transports folded protein across the cytoplasmic membrane in bacteria, archaea, and across the thylakoid membrane…”
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Evaluating the Functional Pore Size of Chloroplast TOC and TIC Protein Translocons: Import of Folded Proteins by Ganesan, Iniyan, Shi, Lan-Xin, Labs, Mathias, Theg, Steven M.

“…The degree of residual structure retained by proteins while passing through biological membranes is a fundamental mechanistic question of protein…”
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Chloroplast Outer Membrane β-Barrel Proteins Use Components of the General Import Apparatus by Day, Philip M, Inoue, Kentaro, Theg, Steven M

“…Chloroplasts evolved from a cyanobacterial endosymbiont that resided within a eukaryotic cell. Due to their prokaryotic heritage, chloroplast outer membranes…”
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Chloroplast transport and import by Theg, Steven M.

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