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The essential role of phosphatidylglycerol in photosynthesis

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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.

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Abbreviations

ACP:

Acyl-carrier protein

CDP-DG:

CDP-diacylglycerol

Cyt:

Cytochrome

DGDG:

Digalactosyldiacylglycerol

ER:

Endoplasmic reticulum

G3P:

Glycerol 3-phosphate

LHC:

Light-harvesting complex

LPA:

Lysophosphatidic acid

MGDG:

Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol

PA:

Phosphatidic acid

PC:

Phosphatidylcholine

PE:

Phosphatidylethanolamine

PG:

Phosphatidylglycerol

PGP:

Phosphatidylglycerophosphate

PQ:

Plastoquinone

PSI:

Photosystem I

PSII:

Photosystem II

SQDG:

Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol

X:Y(Z):

Fatty acid containing X carbon atoms with Y double bonds, in the cis-configuration, at position Z counted from the carboxyl terminus

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This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (no. 16570029) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan.

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Wada, H., Murata, N. The essential role of phosphatidylglycerol in photosynthesis. Photosynth Res 92, 205–215 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-007-9203-z

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