Mutation of the TGD1 Chloroplast Envelope Protein Affects Phosphatidate Metabolism in Arabidopsis

C Xu, J Fan, JE Froehlich, K Awai, C Benning - The Plant Cell, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Phosphatidate (PA) is a central metabolite of lipid metabolism and a signaling molecule in
many eukaryotes, including plants. Mutations in a permease-like protein …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Arabidopsis phosphatidylglycerophosphate synthase 1 is essential for chloroplast differentiation, but is dispensable for mitochondrial function

E Babiychuk, F Müller, H Eubel, HP Braun… - The Plant …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic dissection of the lipid bilayer composition provides essential in vivo evidence for the
role of individual lipid species in membrane function. To understand the in vivo role of the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Phosphatidylglycerol is Essential for the Development of Thylakoid Membranes in Arabidopsis thaliana

M Hagio, I Sakurai, S Sato, T Kato… - Plant and cell …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Phosphatidylglycerol is a ubiquitous phospholipid in the biological membranes of many
organisms. In plants, phosphatidylglycerol is mainly present in thylakoid membranes and …