Construction and analysis of a plant non-specific lipid transfer protein database (nsLTPDB).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are small and basic proteins. Recently, nsLTPs have been reported involved in many physiological functions such as mediating phospholipid transfer, participating in plant defence activity against bacterial and fungal pathogens, and enhancing cell wall extension in tobacco. However, the lipid transfer mechanism of nsLTPs is still unclear, and comprehensive information of nsLTPs is difficult to obtain.

Methods

In this study, we identified 595 nsLTPs from 121 different species and constructed an nsLTPs database--nsLTPDB--which comprises the sequence information, structures, relevant literatures, and biological data of all plant nsLTPs http://nsltpdb.life.nthu.edu.tw/.

Results

Meanwhile, bioinformatics and sta

SUBMITTER: Wang NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3303721 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature