The multigene family of lysophosphatidate acyltransferase (LPAT)-related enzymes in Ricinus communis. Cloning and molecular characterization of two LPAT genes that are expressed in castor seeds

Plant Science

Volumn 199-200, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-40

  Arroyo Caro, José María ^a   Chileh, Tarik ^a   Kazachkov, Michael ^b   Zou, Jitao ^b   Alonso, Diego López ^a   García Maroto, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Castor plant; Lipid biosynthesis; LPAT; Lysophosphatidate acyltransferase; Phosphatidic acid; Ricinus communis

Indexed keywords

2 ACYLGLYCEROPHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE; 2-ACYLGLYCEROPHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASE; CASTOR OIL; FATTY ACID; RICINOLEIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GENOME; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UPREGULATION;

ACYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASES; BASE SEQUENCE; CASTOR BEAN; CASTOR OIL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACIDS; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RICINOLEIC ACIDS; RICINUS; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRIGLYCERIDES; UP-REGULATION;

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84872415551     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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