Loss of FRIENDLY MITOCHONDRIA (FMT) Restores Chloroplast Proteostasis via Inter-organelle Compensation
Jitae Kim, Changhee Na, Pratyush Routray, NoA Bae, Hanseul Kim, Da Been Kim, Da Been Kim, Namil Son, Zeeshan Nasim, Ryoung Lee, Ji Hyun Kang, Geoni Choi, Hyoungseok Lee, Ji Hoon Ahn, Byeong‐ha Lee, , Klaas Jan van Wijk
This study identifies loss of FMT as a suppressor of clpc1 mutant defects, revealing mitochondrial perturbation enables nuclear reprogramming to restore chloroplast proteostasis.
bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology