Plant Acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferases (LPCATs) have different specificities in their forward and reverse reactions

  • Ida Lager
  • , Jenny Lindberg Yilmaz
  • , Xue Rong Zhou
  • , Katarzyna Jasieniecka
  • , Michael Kazachkov
  • , Peng Wang
  • , Jitao Zou
  • , Randall Weselake
  • , Mark A. Smith
  • , Shen Bayon
  • , John M. Dyer
  • , Jay M. Shockey
  • , Ernst Heinz
  • , Allan Green
  • , Antoni Banas
  • , Sten Stymne

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Abstract

Background: Acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) enzymes have central roles in acyl editing of phosphatidylcholine. Results: Plant LPCATs were expressed in yeast and biochemically characterized. Conclusion: LPCATs can edit acyl composition of phosphatidylcholine through their combined forward and reverse reactions. Significance: Plant LPCATs play a role in editing both sn-positions of PC and remove ricinoleic acid with high selectivity from this lipid.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)36902-36914
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume288
Issue number52
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 27 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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