Lipid trafficking between the endoplasmic reticulum and the chloroplast

K Awai, C Xu, B Lu, C Benning - Biochemical Society …, 2006 - portlandpress.com
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 …

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 …

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 …

Chloroplast lipid synthesis and lipid trafficking through ER–plastid membrane contact sites

Z Wang, C Benning - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2012 - portlandpress.com
Plant chloroplasts contain an intricate photosynthetic membrane system, the thylakoids, and
are surrounded by two envelope membranes at which thylakoid lipids are assembled. The …

Chloroplast contact to the endoplasmic reticulum and lipid trafficking

MX Andersson - Plastid development in leaves during growth and …, 2013 - Springer
The higher plant chloroplast membranes are mainly composed of galactolipids assembled
from diacylglycerol backbones in the chloroplast envelope. All plants depend on import of …

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 …

Genetic analysis of Arabidopsis mutants impaired in plastid lipid import reveals a role of membrane lipids in chloroplast division

J Fan, C Xu - Plant signaling & behavior, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The biogenesis of photosynthetic membranes in plants relies largely on lipid import from the
endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and this lipid transport process is mediated by TGD proteins in …

Lipid trafficking at endoplasmic reticulum–chloroplast membrane contact sites

MA Block, J Jouhet - Current opinion in cell biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Glycerolipid synthesis in plant cells is characterized by an intense trafficking of lipids
between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and chloroplasts. Initially, fatty acids are …

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 …

Membrane contact sites: physical attachment between chloroplasts and endoplasmic reticulum revealed by optical manipulation

MX Andersson, M Goksör… - Plant signaling & …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Chloroplasts and their surrounding cell are highly interdependent. One example is lipid
metabolism, where the cell depends on its chloroplasts to provide fatty acids for lipid …