Plant cells contain unique organelles such as chloroplasts with an extensive photosynthetic
membrane. In addition, specialized epidermal cells produce an extracellular cuticle …

Highlights•Increased seed oil synthesis by enhanced pyruvate transport into
plastids.•Identification of a membrane transporter for plastid fatty acid export.•Mediation of …

Membranes of plant organelles have specific glycerolipid compositions. Selective
distribution of lipids at the levels of subcellular organelles, membrane leaflets and …

The intracellular delivery of soluble and membrane components to different cellular
compartments is required to establish and maintain the latter's identity and specific functions …

Fatty acids (FAs) and lipids are essential—not only as membrane constituents but also for
growth and development. In plants and algae, FAs are synthesized in plastids and to a large …

The nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) are small compact proteins folded around a
tunnel-like hydrophobic cavity, making them suitable for lipid binding and transport. LTPs …

The biogenesis of cellular membranes involves an important traffic of lipids from their site of
synthesis to their final destination. Lipid transfer can be mediated by vesicular or non …

Plant non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are usually defined as small, basic
proteins, with a wide distribution in all orders of higher plants. Structurally, nsLTPs contain a …

Lipid-transfer proteins are small, basic proteins, and have been purified from various plant
sources. They are able to transfer lipids between membranes in vitro and, on the basis of …

Great strides have been made in understanding how membranes and lipid droplets are
formed and maintained in land plants, yet much more is to be learned given the complexity …