In chloroplasts, cpSRP use two mechanisms to ... might be universal in green plants and probably appeared during the evolution of LHCPs. cpSRP43 does not resemble any known protein in current ...

To explore how differences in translocase activity might shed light on chloroplast evolution, Mehta and his team studied the translocases in plastids from land plants, red algae, and glaucophytes.

Photosynthetic directed endosymbiosis to investigate the role of bioenergetics in chloroplast function and evolution, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54051-1 ...

Indeed, chloroplasts resemble modern cyanobacteria, which remain similar to the cyanobacteria of 3 million years ago. However, the evolution of photosynthesis goes back even further, to the ...

From left, postdoctoral researcher Bidhan Chandra De, chemistry professor Angad Mehta and their colleagues found evidence suggesting that chloroplasts originated as energy-generating organelles ...