Enrico Schleiff

TL;DR: It is shown that in Arabidopsis a second protein kinase, STN8, is required for the quantitative phosphorylation of PSII core proteins, indicating that short-term and long-term photosynthetic adaptations are coupled.

TL;DR: In vivo results from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and biochemical, biophysical and structural data from other plants allow us to outline the mechanistic details of the molecular machines that facilitate chloroplasts' translocation.

TL;DR: This work shows that Hsp90 and Hsp70 chaperones physically interact with tomato heat shock transcription factors, but their influence on Hsf function is realized by distinct and factor-specific mechanisms, which control either activity or abundance of the individual transcription factors and contribute in concert to the regulation of heat stress response.

TL;DR: Translocation differs between the two organelles: in chloroplasts, GTP-binding and hydrolysis by the receptors is required for transport, whereas in mitochondria passage of the preprotein is driven by its increasing affinity for the translocase subunits.

TL;DR: It is shown that CASTOR and POLLUX form two independent homocomplexes in planta and could either trigger the opening of calcium release channels or compensate the charge release during the calcium efflux as counter ion channels.