title: The essential role of phosphatidylglycerol in photosynthesis.
abstract: Since the first identification of phosphatidylglycerol in Scenedesmus by Benson and Maruo in 1958, researchers have studied many biological functions of this phospholipid. Genetic, biochemical, and structural studies of photosynthetic organisms have revealed that phosphatidylglycerol is crucial to the photosynthetic transport of electrons, the development of chloroplasts, and tolerance to chilling. In this review, we summarize our present understanding of the biochemical and physiological functions of phosphatidylglycerol in cyanobacteria and higher plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murata
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization / Q000502:physiology; D003080:Cold Temperature; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D020524:Thylakoids / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins