| Literature DB >> 22057337 |
Xue Chen1, Crystal L Snyder, Martin Truksa, Saleh Shah, Randall J Weselake.
Abstract
sn-Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) catalyzes the acylation at sn-1 position of glycerol-3-phosphate to produce lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). LPA is an important intermediate for the formation of different types of acyl-lipids, such as extracellular lipid polyesters, storage and membrane lipids. Three types of GPAT have been found in plants, localizing to the plastid, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria. These GPATs are involved in several lipid biosynthetic pathways and play important biological roles in plant development. In the present review, we will focus on the recent progress in studying the physiological functions of GPATs and their metabolic roles in glycerolipid biosynthesis.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22057337 PMCID: PMC3329339 DOI: 10.4161/psb.6.11.17777
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Signal Behav ISSN: 1559-2316