Identification and Characterization of Lipid Droplet-Associated Protein (LDAP) Isoforms from Tung Tree (<i>Vernicia fordii</i>).

ABSTRACT: Lipid droplets (LDs) are cytoplasmic organelles responsible primarily for the storage of neutral lipids, such as triacyclglycerols (TAGs). Derived from the endoplasmic reticulum bilayer, LDs are composed of a hydrophobic lipid core encased by a phospholipid monolayer and surface-associated proteins. To date, only a relatively few LD 'coat' proteins in plants have been identified and characterized, most of which come from studies of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. To expand our knowledge of the plant LD proteome, the LD-associated protein (LDAP) family from the tung tree (Vernicia fordii), whose seeds are rich in a commercially valuable TAG containing the conjugated fatty acid α-eleostearic acid (C18:3Δ^{9cis,11trans,13trans} [α-ESA]), was id

SUBMITTER: Clews AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11901875 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature