• The N-terminal chloroplast targeting peptide (cpTP) allows for the protein to be imported into the chloroplast. (wikipedia.org)
  • The endoplasmic reticulum is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells that is involved in protein synthesis and lipid metabolism. (naxlex.com)
  • Available evidence suggests that morphogenesis of the endoplasmic reticulum of Nitella and the lamellar system of the Zea chloroplasts involves fusion of small spherical vesicles to yield closed double membrane structures, which subsequently undergo further differentiation. (rupress.org)
  • The red algae form a distinct group characterized by having eukaryotic cells without flagella and centrioles , chloroplasts that lack external endoplasmic reticulum and contain unstacked (stroma) thylakoids , and use phycobiliproteins as accessory pigments , which give them their red color. (wikipedia.org)
  • Yu L, Fan J, Zhou C, Xu C (2020) Chloroplast lipid biosynthesis is fine-tuned to thylakoid membrane remodeling during light acclimation. (bnl.gov)
  • The biosynthesis of lipids is performed at the Chloroplast and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) compartments. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Xu C, Fan J, Shanklin J (2020) Metabolic and functional connections between cytoplasmic and chloroplast triacylglycerol storage. (bnl.gov)
  • Chloroplasts in plant cells use energy from sunlight to make starch. (virkozkalvi.com)
  • Chloroplasts probably evolved following an endosymbiotic event between an ancestral, photosynthetic cyanobacterium and an early eukaryotic phagotroph . (wikipedia.org)
  • Chloroplasts are extremely important organelles, and the more a cell has, the healthier and more efficient the plant is. (protopage.com)