Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb406100
• Gene Symbol: ZmLTP1.6 PLTP plt1
• Gene Name: phospholipid transfer protein homolog1
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• ZmLTP1.6 both the N-terminal and C-terminal regions are linked to the long helix H3, by a pair of disulfide bonds, namely, Cys4–Cys52 and Cys50–Cys89.
• The maize ZmLTP1.6 was also crystallized with the hydroxylated, cis-unsaturated C18 fatty acid 12-hydroxy-9-cis-octadecenoic acid (ricinoleic acid). The double bond and the hydroxyl group give the ricinoleic acid a more bulky shape compared to the other more common C18 fatty acids. Ricinoleic acid is the major component of the seed oil obtained from Ricinus communis L.
• In the ZmLTP1.6:oleic acid complex conformation 2, the O1 and O2 atoms of the carboxyl group in oleate interact with the hydroxyl group of Tyr81. On the other hand, the carboxylate group of capric acid does not form any hydrogen bonds with ZmLTP1.6.
• ZmLTP1.6 encodes amino acid sequence, deduced from coleoptile cDNA, homologous to phospholipid transfer proteins.

Function-related keywords:

• seed

Literature:

• Lipid transfer proteins: classification, nomenclature, structure, and function.   DOI:  10.1007/s00425-016-2585-4 ;  PMID:  27562524

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC103640727
• UniProt accessions: A0A804R9L6

Sequences: