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Oil-body-membrane proteins and their physiological functions in plants.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin - 1 Jan 2010
Shimada Takashi L, Hara-Nishimura Ikuko
Abstract excerpt
Oilseeds accumulate a large amount of storage lipids, which are used as sources of carbon and energy for seed germination and seedling growth. The storage lipids are accumulated in oil bodies during seed maturation. Oil bodies in seeds are surrounded with three oil-body-membrane protein families, oleosins, caleosins and steroleosins. These proteins are plant-specific and much abundant in seeds. Here we show a...
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