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Plastids are responsible for photosynthesis, storage of products like starch and for the synthesis of many classes of molecules such as fatty acids and terpenes which are needed as cellular building blocks and/or for the function of the plant.

Iridoplasts, out of the shadows at last

Why can you find colourful plants, where they’re hardest to see? Iridoplasts, an overlooked plastid, improve photosynthesis and look great while doing it.

Annals of Botany

The tannosome: a new chloroplast-derived organelle

Image: Brillouet et al., 2013. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mct168]

Plant Cuttings

Tann-fastic, a new plant organelle(!!)

Jean-Marc Brillouet et al. have identified a new organelle in plant cells: the ‘tannosome’ is involved in the formation of condensed tannins.

Articles

Announcing a brand new cellular organelle – the tannosome

Annals of Botany publishes a description of a new cellular organelle found in all vascular plants.

Life

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Iridoplasts, out of the shadows at last

The tannosome: a new chloroplast-derived organelle

Tann-fastic, a new plant organelle(!!)

Announcing a brand new cellular organelle – the tannosome

The Tannosome, a new organelle, is discovered and the paper is free access