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ArticlePlant signaling & behavior2020

The roles of chloroplast membrane lipids in abiotic stress responses.

Jinlu Li, Lu-Ning Liu, Qingwei Meng, Hai Fan, Na Sui

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Article in Plant signaling & behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jinlu LiShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University , Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5149-2322
Lu-Ning LiuCollege of Marine Life Sciences and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China , Qingdao, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8884-4819
Qingwei MengState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University , Taian, Shandong, China.
Hai FanShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University , Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3427-4221
Na SuiShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University , Jinan, Shandong, China.
Shandong Normal University · CNUniversity of Liverpool · GBShandong Agricultural University · CN

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/R003890/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant chloroplasts have complex membrane systems. Among these, thylakoids serve as the sites for photosynthesis and photosynthesis-related adaptation. In addition to the photosynthetic membrane complexes and associated molecules, lipids in the thylakoid membranes, are predominantly composed of MGDG (monogalactosyldiacylglycerol), DGDG (digalactosyldiacylglycerol), SQDG (sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol) and PG (phosphatidylglycerol), play essential roles in shaping the thylakoid architecture, electron transfer, and photoregulation. In this review, we discuss the effect of abiotic stress on chloroplast structure, the changes in membrane lipid composition, and the degree of unsaturation of fatty acids. Advanced understanding of the mechanisms regulating chloroplast membrane lipids and unsaturated fatty acids in response to abiotic stresses is indispensable for improving plant resistance and may inform the strategies of crop breeding.

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ChloroplastsFatty AcidsGalactolipidsGlycolipidsLipid MetabolismMembrane LipidsPhosphatidylglycerolsStress, PhysiologicaldigalactosyldiacylglycerolFatty AcidsGalactolipidsGlycolipidsMembrane LipidsmonogalactosyldiacylglycerolPhosphatidylglycerolssulfoquinovosyl diglycerideabiotic stressfatty acidslipid metabolismLipidslipid transport

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PMID32815751
PMCPMC7588187
OpenAlexW3080579219

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