Table 1.
Chloroplast vesicle proteins found in Arabidopsis
| Arabidopsis protein (accession no.) | Possible role based on chloroplast localization | Envelope membrane | Stroma | Thylakoid membrane | Mutant phenotype in Arabidopsis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPRabA5e (At1g05810) | Interacts with the vesicle before the fusion step and onwards | No | Yes | Yes | No visible phenotype | (Karim et al. 2014) |
| CPSAR1 (At5g18570) | Forming vesicles, recycled | Yes (inner) | Yes (vesicle) | No | Embryo-lethal, non-viable | (Bang et al. 2009 Chigri et al. 2009; Garcia et al. 2010) |
| CURT1 (At4g01150, A) (At2g46820, B) (At1g52220, C) (At4g38100, D) | Fusion of vesicles | No | No | Yes | No visible phenotype | (Armbruster et al. 2013) |
| FZL (At1g03160) | Fission and fusion of vesicles | Yes (inner) | No | Yes | Pale green leaves, delayed development | (Gao et al. 2006) |
| SCO2 (At3g19220) | Fusion of vesicle | No | No | Yes | Pale green/albino cotyledon | (Muranaka et al. 2012; Shimada et al. 2007; Tanz et al. 2012) |
| THF1 (At2g20890) | Fission, and interacts with the vesicle before the fusion step and onwards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Variegated leaves, delayed development | (Huang et al. 2006; Wang et al. 2004) |
| VIPP1 (At2g20890) | Fission and fusion of vesicles | Yes (inner) | No | Yes | Pale green leaves, deficient photosynthesis | (Aseeva et al. 2007; Kroll et al. 2001; Otters et al. 2013; Zhang et al. 2012) |