Arabidopsis cytochrome <i>b5</i> proteins support fatty acid ω-3 but not ω-6 desaturation
Plant cytochrome b5 electron-transfer proteins work together to drive the formation of specific polyunsaturated fatty acids that shape membrane properties and cellular function.
Authors
- John Shanklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6774-8043)
- Chang‐Jun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6189-8756)
- Hai Shi
- Jorg Schwender
- Xianhai Zhao
Institutions
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf660
- Primary Topic
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Office of Science
- Basic Energy Sciences