title: Lipids guide the way: targeting proteins to the chloroplast outer envelope membrane.
abstract: Correct delivery of peptides to appropriate subcellular organelles requires distinct trafficking and targeting mechanisms. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Kim et al. (2014) demonstrate that AKRA2, a targeting receptor for chloroplast outer envelope membrane proteins, binds chloroplast-specific lipids to ensure proper delivery of cargo to the chloroplast outer envelope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Life Sciences Laboratories Room N431, 240 Thatcher Road, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9364, USA.
authors.forename: Lynn G L
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Life Sciences Laboratories Room N431, 240 Thatcher Road, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9364, USA.
authors.forename: Yamuna D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Paila
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Life Sciences Laboratories Room N431, 240 Thatcher Road, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9364, USA. Electronic address: dschnell@biochem.umass.edu.
authors.forename: Danny J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schnell
mesh_terms: D017089:Ankyrin Repeat; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C451699:AKR2 protein, Arabidopsis; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D008055:Lipids; D018832:Molecular Chaperones