Abstract
The sulfolipid sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol is present in the photosynthetic membranes of plants and many photosynthetic bacteria. A novel gene, sqdX, essential for sulfolipid biosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC7942 is proposed to encode the cyanobacterial sulfolipid synthase catalyzing the last reaction of the pathway.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Arabidopsis Proteins*
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Cyanobacteria / enzymology
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Cyanobacteria / genetics*
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Glycolipids / biosynthesis*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Open Reading Frames
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Photosynthesis
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Plant Proteins / genetics*
Substances
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Arabidopsis Proteins
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Bacterial Proteins
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Glycolipids
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Plant Proteins
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SQD1 protein, Arabidopsis
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sulfoquinovosyl diglyceride
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SqdB protein, Bacteria