Jaillais Lab

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ERC Consolidator Grant · 2020

Lipid gradients and the dynamics of the plant endomembrane system: from the nano- to the developmental scales

Anionic lipids are critical for membrane organization and signaling in eukaryotes, including animals and plants. The dogma is that they accumulate in distinct membranes, thereby recruiting a unique set of lipid-binding proteins to each compartment. In turn, these proteins regulate trafficking and signaling activities on these compartments. However, it is increasingly recognized that anionic lipid distribution is not organelle-specific. In particular, we uncovered the presence of anionic lipids concentration gradients between the membranes of various compartments in plant cells. We further found that these cellular lipid gradients are dynamically regulated during cell differentiation and…

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