title: Arabidopsis galactolipid biosynthesis and lipid trafficking mediated by DGD1.
abstract: The photosynthetic apparatus in plant cells is associated with membranes of the thylakoids within the chloroplast and is embedded into a highly specialized lipid matrix. Diacylglycerol galactolipids are common in thylakoid membranes but are excluded from all others. Isolation of the gene DGD1, encoding a galactosyltransferase-like protein, now provides insights into assembly of the thylakoid lipid matrix and subcellular lipid trafficking in Arabidopsis thaliana.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dörmann
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balbo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benning
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000378:metabolism; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D005091:Exons; D038983:Galactolipids; D005700:Galactosyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017343:Genes, Plant; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D038983:Galactolipids; D006017:Glycolipids; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C119967:DGD1 protein, Arabidopsis; D005700:Galactosyltransferases