In:
FEBS Letters, Wiley, Vol. 553, No. 3 ( 2003-10-23), p. 365-369
Abstract:
In plants, glucosylceramide (GlcCer) biosynthesis is poorly understood. Previous investigations suggested that sterol glucoside (SG) acts as the actual glucose donor for the plant GlcCer synthase (GCS). We addressed this question by generating a Pichia pastoris double mutant devoid of GlcCer and SG. This mutant was used for heterologous expression of the plant GCS. The activity of the GCS resulted in the accumulation of GlcCer and, surprisingly, a small proportion of SG. The synthesis of GlcCer in the transformed double mutant shows that the GCS is SG‐independent, while the detection of SG suggests that in addition to the sterol glucosyltransferase, also the GCS may contribute in planta to SG biosynthesis.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0014-5793
,
1873-3468
DOI:
10.1016/S0014-5793(03)01058-5
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2003
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1460391-3
SSG:
12
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