Self-assembled polyhydroxy fatty acids vesicles:: a mechanism for plant cutin synthesis

被引：45

作者：

Heredia-Guerrero, Jose A. ^{[1
]}

Benitez, Jose J. ^{[2
]}

Heredia, Antonio ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Malaga, Fac Ciencias, Dept Bioquim & Biol Mol, Grp Caracterizac & Sintesis Biopolimeros Vegetale, E-29071 Malaga, Spain

[2] Univ Seville, Ctr Mixto, CSIC, Inst Ciencias Mat Sevilla, Seville, Spain

来源：

BIOESSAYS | 2008年 / 30卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1002/bies.20716

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Despite its biological importance, the mechanism of formation of cutin, the polymeric matrix of plant cuticles, has not yet been fully clarified. Here, for the first time, we show the participation in the process of lipid vesicles formed by the self-assembly of endogenous polyhydroxy fatty acids. The accumulation and fusion of these vesicles (cutinsomes) at the outer part of epidermal cell wall is proposed as the mechanism for early cuticle formation.

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页码：273 / 277

页数：5

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