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

Funding Information:
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).

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science

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