Plant 9-1ipoxygenases (9-LOX) and α-dioxygenases (α-DOX) initiate the synthesis of oxylipins after bacterial infection. Here, the role of these enzymes in plants' defense was investigated using individual Arabi...
This work was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (MCB-0920681; IOS-0818740) and the US Department of Energy (DE-SC0001295). The Kansas Lipidomics Research Center's research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (MCB-0920663, DBI-0521587, and Kansas Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Award EPS-0236913), with support from the State of Kansas through the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation and Kansas State University, as well from US Public Health Service Grant P20 RR-016475 from the IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program of the National Center for Research Resources. No conflict of interest declared.
The patatin-related phospholipase A (pPLA) hydrolyzes membrane glycerolipids to produce monoacyl compounds and free fatty acids. Phospholipids are cleaved by pPLAIIα at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions, and galactolipid...