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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

The Plant Fatty Acyl Reductases.

Xuanhao Zhang, Yi Liu, Asma Ayaz, Huayan Zhao, Shiyou Lü

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Genetic basis for broad interspecific compatibility in Solanum verrucosum.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2025
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  5. Identification and Analysis of Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis Related Genes inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xuanhao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.
Yi LiuState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.
Asma AyazState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7596-8513
Huayan ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.
Shiyou LüState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0449-2471
Hubei University · CNShanghai Zhangjiang Laboratory · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of China 32070282
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fatty acyl reductase (FAR) is a crucial enzyme that catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of fatty acyl-CoA or acyl-ACP substrates to primary fatty alcohols, which in turn acts as intermediate metabolites or metabolic end products to participate in the formation of plant extracellular lipid protective barriers (e.g., cuticular wax, sporopollenin, suberin, and taproot wax). FARs are widely present across plant evolution processes and play conserved roles during lipid synthesis. In this review, we provide a comprehensive view of FAR family enzymes, including phylogenetic analysis, conserved structural domains, substrate specificity, subcellular localization, tissue-specific expression patterns, their varied functions in lipid biosynthesis, and the regulation mechanism of FAR activity. Finally, we pose several questions to be addressed, such as the roles of FARs in tryphine, the interactions between transcription factors (TFs) and FARs in various environments, and the identification of post-transcriptional, translational, and post-translational regulators.

Indexed as

Aldehyde OxidoreductasesOxidoreductasesFatty AlcoholsPhylogenyPlantsSubstrate SpecificityAldehyde OxidoreductasesFatty AlcoholsOxidoreductasesbiosynthesiscuticular waxfatty acyl reductasesregulationsporopolleninsuberintaproot wax

Identifiers

PMID36555796
PMCPMC9783961
OpenAlexW4312196039

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