A protein made by Rapaza viridis is imported into a stolen chloroplast and functions there as part of a protein complex (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

A protein made by Rapaza viridis is imported into a stolen chloroplast and functions there as part of a protein complex

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A protein made by R. viridis carries a targeting signal that directs it into a chloroplast stolen from a green alga, where it functions as part of a protein complex.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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