Lactate Dehydrogenase Superfamily in Rice and Arabidopsis: Understanding the Molecular Evolution and Structural Diversity.

ABSTRACT: Lactate/malate dehydrogenases (Ldh/Maldh) are ubiquitous enzymes involved in the central metabolic pathway of plants and animals. The role of malate dehydrogenases in the plant system is very well documented. However, the role of its homolog L-lactate dehydrogenases still remains elusive. Though its occurrence is experimentally proven in a few plant species, not much is known about its role in rice. Therefore, a comprehensive genome-wide in silico investigation was carried out to identify all Ldh genes in model plants, rice and Arabidopsis, which revealed Ldh to be a multigene family encoding multiple proteins. Publicly available data suggest its role in a wide range of abiotic stresses such as anoxia, salinity, heat, submergence, cold and heavy metal stress, as also confirmed by ou

SUBMITTER: Chatterjee Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10057475 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature