The functions of phospholipases and their hydrolysis products in plant growth, development and stress responses

Usman Ali, Shaoping Lu, Tarig Fadlalla, Sidra Iqbal, Hong Yue, Bao Yang, Yueyun Hong, Xuemin Wang, Liang Guo

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Abstract

Cell membranes are the initial site of stimulus perception from environment and  phospholipids  are the basic and important components of cell membranes.  Phospholipases   hydrolyze   membrane lipids  to generate various cellular mediators. These phospholipase-derived products, such as  diacylglycerol phosphatidic acid inositol phosphates , lysophopsholipids, and  free fatty acids , act as second messengers, playing vital roles in  signal transduction  during plant growth, development, and stress responses. This review focuses on the structure,  substrate specificities , reaction requirements, and acting mechanism of several phospholipase families. It will discuss their functional significance in plant growth, development, and stress responses. In addition, it will highlight some critical knowledge gaps in the action mechanism, metabolic and signaling roles of these phospholipases and their products in the context of plant growth, development and stress responses.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalProgress in Lipid Research
Volume86
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2022

Keywords

  • Diacylglycerol
  • Free fatty acids
  • Phosphatidic acid
  • Phospholipases
  • Phospholipid
  • Signaling Stress response

Disciplines

  • Biology

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