Rice phospholipase A superfamily: organization, phylogenetic and expression analysis during abiotic stresses and development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Phospholipase A (PLA) is an important group of enzymes responsible for phospholipid hydrolysis in lipid signaling. PLAs have been implicated in abiotic stress signaling and developmental events in various plants species. Genome-wide analysis of PLA superfamily has been carried out in dicot plant Arabidopsis. A comprehensive genome-wide analysis of PLAs has not been presented yet in crop plant rice.

Methodology/principal findings

A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis identified a total of 31 PLA encoding genes in the rice genome, which are divided into three classes; phospholipase A(1) (PLA(1)), patatin like phospholipases (pPLA) and low molecular weight secretory phospholipase A(2) (sPLA(2)) based on their sequences and phylogeny. A subset of 10 rice PLAs exhibi

SUBMITTER: Singh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3281901 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature