Phosphatidic acid binds and stimulates Arabidopsis sphingosine kinases.

ABSTRACT: Phosphatidic acid (PA) and phytosphingosine-1-phosphate (phyto-S1P) have both been identified as lipid messengers mediating plant response to abscisic acid (ABA). To determine the relationship of these messengers, we investigated the direct interaction of PA with Arabidopsis sphingosine kinases (SPHKs) that phosphorylate phytosphingosine to generate phyto-S1P. Two unique SPHK cDNAs were cloned from the annotated At4g21540 locus of Arabidopsis, and the two transcripts are differentially expressed in Arabidopsis tissues. Both SPHKs are catalytically active, phosphorylating various long-chain sphingoid bases (LCBs) and are associated with the tonoplast. They both interact with PA as demonstrated by lipid-filter binding, liposome binding, and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). SPHK1 and SPHK2 ex

SUBMITTER: Guo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3075680 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature