Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8647740 | Plant Gene | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Plant 9- and 13-lipoxygenases (9- and 13-LOXs) function in an early step of the oxylipin biosynthesis pathway. Here we report diverse subcellular localization profiles of four maize LOX family proteins and one oxo-phytodienoate reductase 2, subcellular localization of which could not be predicted by bioinformatics tools. Fluorescent protein-tagged LOX proteins were transiently expressed in maize B73 protoplasts as well as in stably transformed Arabidopsis thaliana. Localization profiles of maize 9-LOXs were more diverse than that of reported 13-LOX isoforms and spanned cytoplasm, plastids and tonoplasts, suggesting compartmentation of different oxylipin production inside of the cells. Localization profiles of maize 9-LOX were mostly consistent between maize and Arabidopsis, suggesting subcellular targeting mechanisms of these isoforms are conserved between monocots and dicots.
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Authors
Jordan P. Tolley, Yukihiro Nagashima, Zachary Gorman, Michael V. Kolomiets, Hisashi Koiwa,