The paper reveals that atypical small chloroplasts present in plant epidermal cells act as defense-related motile organelles, deepening our understanding of the functions of epidermal chloroplasts.
We have published the paper:
Irieda H, Takano Y. Epidermal chloroplasts are defense-related motile organelles equipped with plant immune components. (2021) Nature Communications, 12:2739
The paper reveals that atypical small chloroplasts present in plant epidermal cells act as defense-related motile organelles, deepening our understanding of the functions of epidermal chloroplasts.
