Lipid transport required to make lipids of photosynthetic membranes
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 …
photosynthetic membrane lipids, multiple transport steps are required, including fatty acid …
[HTML][HTML] A small ATPase protein of Arabidopsis, TGD3, involved in chloroplast lipid import
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 …
often distinct from final destination membranes. A striking example is the biogenesis of the …
A role for lipid trafficking in chloroplast biogenesis
C Benning - Progress in Lipid Research, 2008 - Elsevier
Chloroplasts are the defining plant organelle carrying out photosynthesis. Photosynthetic
complexes are embedded into the thylakoid membrane which forms an intricate system of …
complexes are embedded into the thylakoid membrane which forms an intricate system of …
Arabidopsis chloroplast lipid transport protein TGD2 disrupts membranes and is part of a large complex
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 …
precursors synthesized at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Thus, the transport of lipids from …
Arabidopsis TRIGALACTOSYLDIACYLGLYCEROL5 interacts with TGD1, TGD2, and TGD4 to facilitate lipid transfer from the endoplasmic reticulum to plastids
The biogenesis of photosynthetic membranes in the plastids of higher plants requires an
extensive supply of lipid precursors from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Four …
extensive supply of lipid precursors from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Four …
[HTML][HTML] The phosphatidic acid binding site of the Arabidopsis trigalactosyldiacylglycerol 4 (TGD4) protein required for lipid import into chloroplasts
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 …
TGD (TriGalactosylDiacylglycerol) proteins are required for this lipid transfer process. The …
Lipid trafficking between the endoplasmic reticulum and the chloroplast
The photosynthetic (thylakoid) membrane of plants is one of the most extensive biological
cell membrane systems found in Nature. It harbours the photosynthetic apparatus, which is …
cell membrane systems found in Nature. It harbours the photosynthetic apparatus, which is …
Mechanisms of lipid transport involved in organelle biogenesis in plant cells
C Benning - Annual Review of Cell and Developmental, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Chloroplasts are the defining organelle of photoautotrophic plant cells. Photosynthetic light
reactions and electron transport are the functions of an elaborate thylakoid membrane …
reactions and electron transport are the functions of an elaborate thylakoid membrane …
Chloroplast lipid synthesis and lipid trafficking through ER–plastid membrane contact sites
Plant chloroplasts contain an intricate photosynthetic membrane system, the thylakoids, and
are surrounded by two envelope membranes at which thylakoid lipids are assembled. The …
are surrounded by two envelope membranes at which thylakoid lipids are assembled. The …
A phosphatidic acid-binding protein of the chloroplast inner envelope membrane involved in lipid trafficking
The biogenesis of the photosynthetic thylakoid membranes inside plant chloroplasts
requires enzymes at the plastid envelope and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Extensive …
requires enzymes at the plastid envelope and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Extensive …