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NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages 383-395Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/nrg2348
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Funding Source: Medline
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Following the acquisition of chloroplasts and mitochondria by eukaryotic cells during endosymbiotic evolution, most of the genes in these organelles were either lost or transferred to the nucleus. Encoding organelle-destined proteins in the nucleus allows for host control of the organelle. In return, organelles send signals to the nucleus to coordinate nuclear and organellar activities. In photosynthetic eukaryotes, additional interactions exist between mitochondria and chloroplasts. Here we review recent advances in elucidating the intracellular signalling pathways that coordinate gene expression between organelles and the nucleus, with a focus on photosynthetic plants.
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