A putative plant aminophospholipid flippase, the arabidopsis P4 ATPase ALA1, localizes to the plasma membrane following association with a ß-subunit

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    Abstract

    Plasma membranes in eukaryotic cells display asymmetric lipid distributions with aminophospholipids concentrated in the inner leaflet and sphingolipids in the outer leaflet. This unequal distribution of lipids between leaflets is, amongst several proposed functions, hypothesized to be a prerequisite for endocytosis. P4 ATPases, belonging to the P-type ATPase superfamily of pumps, are involved in establishing lipid asymmetry across plasma membranes, but P4 ATPases have not been identified in plant plasma membranes. Here we report that the plant P4 ATPase ALA1, which previously has been connected with cold tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana, is targeted to the plasma membrane and does so following association in the endoplasmic reticulum with an ALIS protein β-subunit.

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftP L o S One
    Vol/bind7
    Udgave nummer4
    Antal sider10
    ISSN1932-6203
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 13 apr. 2012

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