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Nature Cell Biology 10, 220–227 (1 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/ncb1683

AKR2A-mediated import of chloroplast outer membrane proteins is essential for chloroplast biogenesis

Wonsil Bae , Yong Jik Lee , Dae Heon Kim , Junho Lee , Soojin Kim , Eun Ju Sohn & Inhwan Hwang

In plant cells, chloroplasts have essential roles in many biochemical reactions and physiological responses. Chloroplasts require numerous protein components, but only a fraction of these proteins are encoded by the chloroplast genome.