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TCIDNameDomainKingdom/PhylumProtein(s)
3.A.9.1.1









Chloroplast envelope protein translocase (CEPT); outer membrane complex. The Tic20-like protein (acc # AUO68237.1; 413 aas, 6 TMSs in a 1 TMS (N-terminal) + 5 TMSs (C-terminal)), of the lower brown alga, Saccharina japonica, has been characterized (Chen et al. 2019).  The melon necrotic spot virus coat protein exploits the common Toc/Tom import systems to enter both mitochondria and chloroplasts (Sáiz-Bonilla et al. 2023).

Eukaryota
Viridiplantae, Streptophyta
The Toc (Translocase of the outer chloroplast membrane) complex of Pisum sativum (pea)
Toc75 (IAP75; OEP75) (16 β-strand porin) (O43715);
Toc(IAP)34/36 (receptor, GTP-binding protein and preprotein-activated GTPase);
Toc(IAP)86/159 (major import receptor; GTP-binding protein);
Toc(IAP)64 (surface docking protein) The Tic (Translocase of the inner chloroplast membrane) complex of Pisum sativum
Tic110 (IAP100; IEP110) (recognizes preproteins; the probable channel; the C-terminal 700 residues form β-stranded cation-selective channels) (O24303);
Tic22 (peripheral intermembrane protein);
Tic20 (integral membrane protein);
Tic55 (possible redox sensor)
Tic62 (possible redox sensor)
Tic40 (stromal chaperone protein recruiter)
hsp70 (stromal ATPase chaperone)
OEP80 (P0C891) 
3.A.9.1.2









The chloroplast envelope TIC translocase (TIC) complex. Tic21, Tic20-I, Tic214, Tic100 and Tic56 plus Toc components comprise a 1 Md complex in the membrane with each component being present in stoichiometric amounts (Teng et al. 2006; Kikuchi et al. 2013).  A 1-megadalton complex consisting of Tic21, Tic20, Tic56, Tic100, and Tic214 has been identified in the chloroplast inner membrane (Nakai 2015).

Eukaryota
Viridiplantae, Streptophyta
The Tic complex of Arabidopsis thaliana
Tic214 (Ycf1) (1,786aas; 6 N-terminal TMSs) (P56785)
Tic100 (871aas) (Q8LPR8)
Tic56 (527aas) (Q7Y1Z4)
Tic20-I (274aas; 5 TMSs) (Q8GZ79)
Tic21 (296 aas; 4 TMSs) (Q9SHU7)
Tic40 (447aas) (Q9FMD5)
Tic110 (1,061aas; 2 TMSs) (Q8LPR9)
TicLTD (175aas) (GDC1) (Q8VY88)
ClpC1 Chloroplastic chaperone (929aas) (Q9FI56)
ClpC2 Chloroplastic chaperone (952aas) (Q9SXJ7)
3.A.9.1.4









The 20 component Ycf2-FtsHi chloroplast protein import motor complex:

The Ycf2-FtsHi complex functions as a TIC complex-associated ATPase motor in chloroplast protein import. Cryo-EM structure of the native Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Ycf2-FtsHi complex revealed up to 19 or 20 subunits, including conserved heterohexameric motor components and multiple green-algae-specific components (). This offers evolutionary insights into the conservation and diversity of the chloroplast import motor across species. 

  • Structure of the Chlamydomonas Ycf2-FtsHi complex revealed its composition and assembly.
  • ATP binding induces a conformational changes in the ATPase domain of Ctap1.
  • The preprotein interacts with Ycf2-FtsHi and enhances its ATPase activity in vitro.
  • Ycf2-FtsHi exhibits evolutionary diversity between green algae and land plants,
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae, Chlorophyta
The Ycf2-FtsHi complex of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii