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ECERIFERUM2-LIKE proteins have unique biochemical and physiological functions in very-long-chain fatty acid elongation.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2015
Haslam Tegan M, Haslam Richard, Thoraval Didier, Pascal Stéphanie, Delude Camille, Domergue Frédéric, Fernández Aurora Mañas, Beaudoin Frédéric, Napier Johnathan A, Kunst Ljerka, Joubès Jérôme
Abstract excerpt
The extension of very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) for the synthesis of specialized apoplastic lipids requires unique biochemical machinery. Condensing enzymes catalyze the first reaction in fatty acid elongation and determine the chain length of fatty acids accepted and produced by the fatty acid elongation complex. Although necessary for the elongation of all VLCFAs, known condensing enzymes cannot...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Endoplasmic Reticulum
- Fatty Acids
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Metabolomics
- Organ Specificity
- Phenotype
- Plant Epidermis
- Plant Infertility