Chloroplast magnesium transporters play essential but differential roles in maintaining magnesium homeostasis

Magnesium (Mg2+) is essential for photosynthesis in the chloroplasts of land plants and algae. Being the central ion of chlorophyll, cofactor and activator of many photosynthetic enzymes including RuBisCO, magnesium-deficient plants may suffer from leaf chlorosis symptoms and retarded growth. Theref...

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Main Authors: Emilija Dukic, Kim A. van Maldegem, Kashif Mohd Shaikh, Kento Fukuda, Mats Töpel, Katalin Solymosi, Jonna Hellsten, Thomas Hesselhøj Hansen, Søren Husted, John Higgins, Satoshi Sano, Sumio Ishijima, Cornelia Spetea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1221436/full