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The initial steps of ether lipid synthesis take place in peroxisomes, generating 1-O-alkyl glycerol-3-phosphate (AGP), a precursor of ether lipids. The subsequent steps take place in the ER. Peroxisomes can also generate lysophophatidic acid (LPA), a precursor of conventional diacylphospholipids.
