Lipid-Modulated Trafficking in Plants

Pradeep Kachroo, Aardra Kachroo

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Abstract

Scientific progress in recent years has significantly unraveled several unique structural and functional aspects of the plasmodesmata (PD), such as demonstrating the presence of detergent-insoluble membrane microdomains enriched in sterols and sphingolipids. A recent study now shows that one of the sphingolipids, t18:0 phytoshinganine, binds to PD localizing protein 5 (PDLP5) and increases retention of PDLP5 at PD, which is known to be associated with reduced PD permeability. The dynamic interaction between lipids and PD-associated proteins assemble yet another piece of the PD puzzle.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)351-353
Number of pages3
JournalMolecular Plant
Volume13
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2 2020

Bibliographical note

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Funding

Work in our laboratories is supported by grants from National Science Foundation ( MCB#0421914 , IOS#051909 ), Kentucky Soybean Board , and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Hatch project 1014539).

FundersFunder number
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
National Science Foundation Arctic Social Science Program0421914, 051909
US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative1014539

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Molecular Biology
    • Plant Science

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