Phosphatidic acid, a key intermediate in lipid metabolism

K Athenstaedt, G Daum - European journal of biochemistry, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphatidic acid (PtdOH) is a key intermediate in glycerolipid biosynthesis. Two different
pathways are known for de novo formation of this compound, namely (a) the Gro3P (glycerol …

Variations in the biosynthesis of seed-storage lipids

T Voelker, AJ Kinney - Annual review of plant biology, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract In many plants lipids represent up to 80% of dry weight of storage tissues. In
seeds, lipids accumulate as triacylglycerols (TAGs), which are formed by an extension of the …

Modification of seed oil content and acyl composition in the brassicaceae by expression of a yeast sn-2 acyltransferase gene.

J Zou, V Katavic, EM Giblin, DL Barton… - The Plant …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
A putative yeast sn-2 acyltransferase gene (SLC1-1), reportedly a variant acyltransferase
that suppresses a genetic defect in sphingolipid long-chain base biosynthesis, has been …

Nutritional and hormonal regulation of enzymes in fat synthesis: studies of fatty acid synthase and mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase gene …

HS Sul, D Wang - Annual review of nutrition, 1998 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The activities of critical enzymes in fatty acid and triacylglycerol biosynthesis are
tightly controlled by different nutritional, hormonal, and developmental conditions. Feeding …

Ubiquitous and Endoplasmic Reticulum–Located Lysophosphatidyl Acyltransferase, LPAT2, Is Essential for Female but Not Male Gametophyte Development in …

HU Kim, Y Li, AHC Huang - The Plant Cell, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Lysophosphatidyl acyltransferase (LPAT) is a pivotal enzyme controlling the metabolic flow
of lysophosphatidic acid into different phosphatidic acids in diverse tissues. We examined …

Salicylate, superoxide synthesis and cell suicide in plant defence.

J Draper - 1997 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This article reviews the role of salicylic acid and superoxide in the hypersensitive response
and systemic acquired resistance (SAR). Experiments with cell suspensions have shown the …

Tissue-specific whole transcriptome sequencing in castor, directed at understanding triacylglycerol lipid biosynthetic pathways

AP Brown, JTM Kroon, D Swarbreck, M Febrer… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Storage triacylglycerols in castor bean seeds are enriched in the hydroxylated
fatty acid ricinoleate. Extensive tissue-specific RNA-Seq transcriptome and lipid analysis will …

Cloning and expression of two human lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase cDNAs that enhance cytokine-induced signaling responses in cells

J West, CK TOMPKINS, N BALANTAC… - DNA and Cell …, 1997 - liebertpub.com
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and phosphatidic acid (PA) are two phospholipids involved in
signal transduction and in lipid biosynthesis in cells. LPA acyltransferase (LPAAT), also …

Plastid lysophosphatidyl acyltransferase is essential for embryo development in Arabidopsis

HU Kim, AHC Huang - Plant physiology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Lysophosphatidyl acyltransferase (LPAAT) is a pivotal enzyme controlling the metabolic flow
of lysophosphatidic acid into different phosphatidic acids in diverse tissues. A search of the …

Expression of rapeseed microsomal lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase isozymes enhances seed oil content in Arabidopsis

S Maisonneuve, JJ Bessoule, R Lessire… - Plant …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
In higher plants, lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT), located in the cytoplasmic
endomembrane compartment, plays an essential role in the synthesis of phosphatidic acid …