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ArticleBMC microbiology2022

Division of the role and physiological impact of multiple lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase paralogs.

Takuya Ogawa, Misaki Kuboshima, Nittikarn Suwanawat, Jun Kawamoto, Tatsuo Kurihara

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takuya OgawaInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan.
Misaki KuboshimaInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan.
Nittikarn SuwanawatInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan.
Jun KawamotoInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan.
Tatsuo KuriharaInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan. kurihara@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Kyoto University Institute for Chemical ResearchKyoto University · JP

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Abstract

backgroundLysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) is a phospholipid biosynthesis enzyme that introduces a particular set of fatty acids at the sn-2 position of phospholipids. Many bacteria have multiple LPAAT paralogs, and these enzymes are considered to have different fatty acid selectivities and to produce diverse phospholipids with distinct fatty acid compositions. This feature is advantageous for controlling the physicochemical properties of lipid membranes to maintain membrane integrity in response to the environment. However, it remains unclear how LPAAT paralogs are functionally differentiated and biologically significant.

resultsTo better understand the division of roles of the LPAAT paralogs, we analyzed the functions of two LPAAT paralogs, PlsC4 and PlsC5, from the psychrotrophic bacterium Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10. As for their enzymatic function, lipid analysis of plsC4- and plsC5-inactivated mutants revealed that PlsC4 prefers iso-tridecanoic acid (C

conclusionsPlsC4 and PlsC5, which are LPAAT paralogs of S. livingstonensis Ac10, play different roles in phospholipid production and bacterial physiology. An enzyme belonging to PlsC4/PlsC5 subfamilies and their close relatives are present, in addition to principal LPAATs, in many γ-proteobacteria, suggesting that the division of roles is more common than previously thought. Thus, both principal LPAATs and PlsC4/PlsC5-related enzymes should be considered to decipher the metabolism and physiology of bacterial cell membranes.

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AcyltransferasesPhospholipidsCell MembraneFatty Acids2-acylglycerophosphate acyltransferaseAcyltransferasesFatty AcidsPhospholipidsFatty acid compositionLysophosphatidic acid acyltransferasePhospholipidPlsCYihG

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