A chloroplast protein atlas reveals punctate structures and spatial organization of biosynthetic pathways. Author Lianyong Wang, Weronika Patena, Kelly Van Baalen, Yihua Xie, Emily Singer, Sophia Gavrilenko, Michelle Warren-Williams, Linqu Han, Henry Harrigan, Linnea Hartz, Vivian Chen, Vinh Ton, Saw Kyin, Henry Shwe, Matthew Cahn, Alexandra Wilson, Masayuki Onishi, Jianping Hu, Danny Schnell, Claire McWhite, Martin Jonikas Publication Year 2023 Type Journal Article Abstract Chloroplasts are eukaryotic photosynthetic organelles that drive the global carbon cycle. Despite their importance, our understanding of their protein composition, function, and spatial organization remains limited. Here, we determined the localizations of 1,034 candidate chloroplast proteins using fluorescent protein tagging in the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The localizations provide insights into the functions of poorly characterized proteins; identify novel components of nucleoids, plastoglobules, and the pyrenoid; and reveal widespread protein targeting to multiple compartments. We discovered and further characterized cellular organizational features, including eleven chloroplast punctate structures, cytosolic crescent structures, and unexpected spatial distributions of enzymes within the chloroplast. We also used machine learning to predict the localizations of other nuclear-encoded Chlamydomonas proteins. The strains and localization atlas developed here will serve as a resource to accelerate studies of chloroplast architecture and functions. Keywords Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, chloroplast, dual targeting, fluorescent tagging, nucleoid, plastoglobule, protein localization, protein localization prediction, protein-protein interaction, pyrenoid Journal Cell Volume 186 Issue 16 Pages 3499-3518.e14 Date Published 08/2023 ISSN Number 1097-4172 DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2023.06.008 Alternate Journal Cell PMID 37437571 PubMedGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML