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Mitochondria and plastids coordinate plant carbon–nitrogen metabolism through metabolite transport across their envelope membranes, integrating energy conversion, nitrogen assimilation, and biosynthesis.
- Why it matters: Plant carbon and nitrogen pathways are split across organelles, so metabolite exchange is needed to coordinate growth, development, and environmental responses.
- What they did: This review synthesizes current knowledge of mitochondrial and plastid envelope transporters, emphasizing recent transporter characterizations with confirmed substrates and discussing regulation and integration concepts.
- The result: The integrated view clarifies how these transporters shape carbon–nitrogen fluxes and highlights major knowledge gaps, supporting efforts to understand metabolic flexibility and guide plant metabolic engineering.
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