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Review
. 2024:2776:89-106.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3726-5_5.

The Main Functions of Plastids

Marcel Kuntz  1 , Laura Dimnet  2 , Sara Pullara  2 , Lucas Moyet  2 , Norbert Rolland  2
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Review

The Main Functions of Plastids

Marcel Kuntz et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2024.

Abstract

Plastids are semi-autonomous organelles like mitochondria and derive from a cyanobacterial ancestor that was engulfed by a host cell. During evolution, they have recruited proteins originating from the nuclear genome, and only parts of their ancestral metabolic properties were conserved and optimized to limit functional redundancy with other cell compartments. Furthermore, large disparities in metabolic functions exist among various types of plastids, and the characterization of their various metabolic properties is far from being accomplished. In this review, we provide an overview of the main functions, known to be achieved by plastids or shared by plastids and other compartments of the cell. In short, plastids appear at the heart of all main plant functions.

Keywords: Chloroplast; Function; Metabolism; Plant; Proteomics.

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