Protein import into the inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Ewa Firlej-Kwoka

Protein Import into the Inner Envelope Membrane of Chloroplasts Dissertation Zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Fakultät für Biologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Vorgelegt von Ewa Firlej-Kwoka München, 26. Juni 2008 Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Soll 2. Prof. Dr. Jörg Nickelsen Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 26.06.08 Contents Contents Abbreviations................................................................................................... 1 Summary .......................................................................................................... 3 Zusammenfassung........................................................................................... 4 1. Introduction ................................................................................................. 6 1.1 Protein import into chloroplasts .................................................................................. 6 1.2 Transit peptides............................................................................................................ 7 1.3 Import regulation at the level of the Toc complex and in the intermembrane space .. 9 1.4 Import regulation at the level of the Tic complex ..................................................... 10 1.5 Soluble stromal factors, protein processing and folding ...........................................