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Redox Regulation in Plants: Glutathione and “Redoxin” Related Families

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Oxidative Stress and Redox Regulation

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Photosynthetic organisms and especially terrestrial plants contain expanded redox regulatory pathways. Proteins involved in these redox chains and detoxification reactions often evolved on a thioredoxin fold structural basis. We discuss in this review the proteins associated with this superfamily, their modes of reduction/regeneration and their known protein targets, focusing in particular on the protein disulfide isomerase and glutathione transferase families. We also discuss the evolution of the redoxin and target families along the plant kingdom and provide information on the systems biology of the redox circuitry.

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Jacquot, J.P. et al. (2013). Redox Regulation in Plants: Glutathione and “Redoxin” Related Families. In: Jakob, U., Reichmann, D. (eds) Oxidative Stress and Redox Regulation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5787-5_8

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