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PLIP1

Gene
PLIP1
Protein
Phospholipase A1 PLIP1, chloroplastic
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
649 amino acids
Function
Sn-1-specific phospholipase A1 involved in seed oil biosynthesis. Hydrolyzes polyunsaturated acyl groups from a unique chloroplast-specific phosphatidylglycerol (PG) that contains 16:1 delta 3-trans as its second acyl group. The polyunsaturated acyl groups released by PLIP1 are exported from the chloroplast, reincorporated into phosphatidylcholine (PC), and ultimately enter seed triacylglycerol (TAG). In vitro, possesses broad substrate specificity. Can hydrolyze the galactolipid monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), and the phoshpolipids phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidic acid (PA), phosphatidylserine (PS) phosphatidylglycerol (PG) and phosphatidylinositol (PI).
Similarity
Belongs to the AB hydrolase superfamily. Lipase family.
Mass
71.735 kDa
Sequence
MAFNTAMASTSPAAANDVLREHIGLRRSLSGQDLVLKGGGIRRSSSDNHLCCRSGNNNNRILAVSVRPGMKTSRSVGVFSFQISSSIIPSPIKTLLFETDTSQDEQESDEIEIETEPNLDGAKKANWVERLLEIRRQWKREQKTESGNSDVAEESVDVTCGCEEEEGCIANYGSVNGDWGRESFSRLLVKVSWSEAKKLSQLAYLCNLAYTIPEIKGEDLRRNYGLKFVTSSLEKKAKAAILREKLEQDPTHVPVITSPDLESEKQSQRSASSSASAYKIAASAASYIHSCKEYDLSEPIYKSAAAAQAAASTMTAVVAAGEEEKLEAARELQSLQSSPCEWFVCDDPNTYTRCFVIQGSDSLASWKANLFFEPTKFEDTDVLVHRGIYEAAKGIYEQFLPEITEHLSRHGDRAKFQFTGHSLGGSLSLIVNLMLISRGLVSSEAMKSVVTFGSPFVFCGGEKILAELGLDESHVHCVMMHRDIVPRAFSCNYPDHVALVLKRLNGSFRTHPCLNKNKLLYSPMGKVYILQPSESVSPTHPWLPPGNALYILENSNEGYSPTALRAFLNRPHPLETLSQRAAYGSEGSVLRDHDSKNYVKAVNGVLRQHTKLIVRKARIQRRSVWPVLTSAGRGLNESLTTAEEIMTRV