[HTML][HTML] A small ATPase protein of Arabidopsis, TGD3, involved in chloroplast lipid import

B Lu, C Xu, K Awai, AD Jones, C Benning - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2007 - ASBMB
Polar lipid trafficking is essential in eukaryotic cells as membranes of lipid assembly are
often distinct from final destination membranes. A striking example is the biogenesis of the …

Arabidopsis chloroplast lipid transport protein TGD2 disrupts membranes and is part of a large complex

R Roston, J Gao, C Xu, C Benning - The Plant Journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In most plants the assembly of the photosynthetic thylakoid membrane requires lipid
precursors synthesized at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Thus, the transport of lipids from …

A phosphatidic acid-binding protein of the chloroplast inner envelope membrane involved in lipid trafficking

K Awai, C Xu, B Tamot… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
The biogenesis of the photosynthetic thylakoid membranes inside plant chloroplasts
requires enzymes at the plastid envelope and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Extensive …

[HTML][HTML] The phosphatidic acid binding site of the Arabidopsis trigalactosyldiacylglycerol 4 (TGD4) protein required for lipid import into chloroplasts

Z Wang, NS Anderson, C Benning - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013 - ASBMB
Chloroplast membrane lipid synthesis relies on the import of glycerolipids from the ER. The
TGD (TriGalactosylDiacylglycerol) proteins are required for this lipid transfer process. The …

Arabidopsis TRIGALACTOSYLDIACYLGLYCEROL5 interacts with TGD1, TGD2, and TGD4 to facilitate lipid transfer from the endoplasmic reticulum to plastids

J Fan, Z Zhai, C Yan, C Xu - The Plant Cell, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The biogenesis of photosynthetic membranes in the plastids of higher plants requires an
extensive supply of lipid precursors from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Four …

TGD4 involved in endoplasmic reticulum‐to‐chloroplast lipid trafficking is a phosphatidic acid binding protein

Z Wang, C Xu, C Benning - The Plant Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of galactoglycerolipids, which are prevalent in photosynthetic membranes,
involves enzymes at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the chloroplast envelope …

[HTML][HTML] A 25-amino acid sequence of the Arabidopsis TGD2 protein is sufficient for specific binding of phosphatidic acid

B Lu, C Benning - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2009 - ASBMB
Genetic analysis suggests that the TGD2 protein of Arabidopsis is required for the
biosynthesis of endoplasmic reticulum derived thylakoid lipids. TGD2 is proposed to be the …

Lipid transport required to make lipids of photosynthetic membranes

E LaBrant, AC Barnes, RL Roston - Photosynthesis research, 2018 - Springer
Photosynthetic membranes provide much of the usable energy for life on earth. To produce
photosynthetic membrane lipids, multiple transport steps are required, including fatty acid …

Lipid transport mediated by Arabidopsis TGD proteins is unidirectional from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plastid

C Xu, ER Moellering, B Muthan, J Fan… - Plant and cell …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The transfer of lipids between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the plastid in Arabidopsis
involves the TRIGALACTOSYLDIACYLGLYCEROL (TGD) proteins. Lipid exchange is …

Lipid Trafficking between the Endoplasmic Reticulum and the Plastid in Arabidopsis Requires the Extraplastidic TGD4 Protein

C Xu, J Fan, AJ Cornish, C Benning - The Plant Cell, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The development of chloroplasts in Arabidopsis thaliana requires extensive lipid trafficking
between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the plastid. The biosynthetic enzymes for the …