Chloroplast Protein Translocon Components atToc159 and atToc33 Are Not Essential for Chloroplast Biogenesis in Guard Cells and Root Cells
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- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 127 (1) , 90-96
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.127.1.90
Abstract
Protein import into chloroplasts is mediated by a protein import apparatus located in the chloroplast envelope. Previous results indicate that there may be multiple import complexes in Arabidopsis. To gain further insight into the nature of this multiplicity, we analyzed the Arabidopsis ppi1 and ppi2 mutants, which are null mutants of the atToc33 and atToc159 translocon proteins, respectively. In the ppi2 mutant, in contrast to the extremely defective plastids in mesophyll cells, chloroplasts in guard cells still contained starch granules and thylakoid membranes. The morphology of root plastids in both mutants was similar to that in wild type. After prolonged light treatments, root plastids of both mutants and the wild type differentiated into chloroplasts. Enzymatic assays indicated that the activity of a plastid enzyme was reduced only in leaves but not in roots. These results indicated that both theppi1 and ppi2 mutants had functional root and guard cell plastids. Therefore, we propose that import complexes are cell type specific rather than substrate or plastid specific.Keywords
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