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Chloroplast Motility

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Chloroplast photorelocation movement is one of the photomovement responses which facilitate efficient light utilization for photosynthesis. Recent molecular genetic studies using various land plant species identified many molecular components which mediate photoperception, signal transduction and motility system for chloroplast photorelocation movement. In this chapter, we review the molecular mechanism of chloroplast photorelocation movement.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, 812-8581, Fukuoka, Japan

    Prof. Masamitsu Wada & Dr. Noriyuki Suetsugu

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  1. Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

    Sarah Assmann

  2. University of California Sect. Plant Biology, Davis, California, USA

    Bo Liu

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Wada, M., Suetsugu, N. (2013). Chloroplast Motility. In: Assmann, S., Liu, B. (eds) Cell Biology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7881-2_10-3

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