Uptake of mevalonate and acetate during plastid development.
1. The envelopes of etioplasts and 1-2h etiochloroplasts are permeable to mevalonate, but plastids from etiolated tissue illuminated for longer than 4h show progressive impermeability towards mevalonate. 2. Acetate permeates the envelopes of 1-4h etiochloroplasts but does not significantly cross the envelopes of etioplasts or 8-24h etiochloroplasts. 3. A translocator system exists within the plastid envelopes for mevalonate which relies on malate as a counter-exchange anion.
D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D002523:Edible Grain; D008027:Light; D008293:Malates / Q000378:metabolism; D008798:Mevalonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
D000085:Acetates; D008293:Malates; D008798:Mevalonic Acid