Separates chloroplast intermembrane space from chloroplast stroma.
Its selective transport systems help maintain the distinct composition of the chloroplast stroma. The thylakoid membrane is a separate internal membrane, so an imported molecule reaching the stroma has not automatically reached the thylakoid lumen. [ref]
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others. Chapters 12, 18 and 19, compartments, division and cell junctions
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