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Plant Lipid Synthesis and Metabolism
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Plant Lipid Synthesis and Metabolism

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2023) | Viewed by 3112

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Dr. M. Luisa Hernández

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Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, 41092 Seville, Spain
Interests: lipid biosynthesis in plants; vegetable oils quality; sunflower, olive, biochemistry, molecular biology
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Dear Colleagues,

Plant lipids are the basis of most of the food and the source of atmospheric oxygen necessary for most life forms in the world. In addition, lipids have significant functions in plant metabolism. First, glycerolipids are structural components of cellular membranes. While phospholipids are the main components of extraplastidial membranes, chloroplast membranes are primarily composed of galactolipids. The content of lipids and fatty acids in chloroplast thylakoid membranes is unique to this organelle, indicating a major role in chloroplast biogenesis and photosynthetic performance. Moreover, plant membrane lipids have developed mechanisms in response to environmental cues essential for plant survival under adverse conditions. Second, many plant lipids or their derivatives are precursors to signaling molecules, which not only mediate plant growth and development but are also involved in plant stress response. Third, acyl lipids, mainly in the form of triacylglycerol, are important storage compounds to fuel seed germination and seedling growth. Furthermore, these reserve oils are important as edible substances and as raw material for industry. Thus, the significance of plant lipids hardly needs to be emphasized. This Special Issue welcomes contributions that shed light on the understanding of the molecular mechanism regulating plant lipids biosynthesis and metabolism to improve crop yields and vegetable oil production and quality.

Dr. M. Luisa Hernández
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • glycerolipids
  • triacylglycerol
  • fatty acids
  • lipid biosynthesis
  • biotic and abiotic stress
  • lipid remodeling
  • membrane fluidity

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PlantMetSuite: A User-Friendly Web-Based Tool for Metabolomics Analysis and Visualisation
by Yu Liu, Hao-Zhuo Liu, Ding-Kang Chen, Hong-Yun Zeng, Yi-Li Chen and Nan Yao
Plants 2023, 12(15), 2880; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12152880 - 6 Aug 2023
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The advancement of mass spectrometry technologies has revolutionised plant metabolomics research by enabling the acquisition of raw metabolomics data. However, the identification, analysis, and visualisation of these data require specialised tools. Existing solutions lack a dedicated plant-specific metabolite database and pose usability challenges. [...] Read more.
The advancement of mass spectrometry technologies has revolutionised plant metabolomics research by enabling the acquisition of raw metabolomics data. However, the identification, analysis, and visualisation of these data require specialised tools. Existing solutions lack a dedicated plant-specific metabolite database and pose usability challenges. To address these limitations, we developed PlantMetSuite, a web-based tool for comprehensive metabolomics analysis and visualisation. PlantMetSuite encompasses interactive bioinformatics tools and databases specifically tailored to plant metabolomics data, facilitating upstream-to-downstream analysis in metabolomics and supporting integrative multi-omics investigations. PlantMetSuite can be accessed directly through a user’s browser without the need for installation or programming skills. The tool is freely available and will undergo regular updates and expansions to incorporate additional libraries and newly published metabolomics analysis methods. The tool’s significance lies in empowering researchers with an accessible and customisable platform for unlocking plant metabolomics insights. Full article
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Integrative Metabolic and Transcriptomic Profiling in Camellia oleifera and Camellia meiocarpa Uncover Potential Mechanisms That Govern Triacylglycerol Degradation during Seed Desiccation
by Mingjie Chen, Yi Zhang, Zhenghua Du, Xiangrui Kong and Xiaofang Zhu
Plants 2023, 12(14), 2591; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12142591 - 8 Jul 2023
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Camellia seed oil is a top-end quality of cooking oil in China. The oil quality and quantity are formed during seed maturation and desiccation. So far, it remains largely unresolved whether lipid degradation occurs and contributes to Camellia oil traits. In this study, [...] Read more.
Camellia seed oil is a top-end quality of cooking oil in China. The oil quality and quantity are formed during seed maturation and desiccation. So far, it remains largely unresolved whether lipid degradation occurs and contributes to Camellia oil traits. In this study, three different Camellia germplasms, C. oleifera cv. Min 43 (M43), C. meiocarpa var. Qingguo (QG), and C. meiocarpa cv Hongguo (HG) were selected, their seed oil contents and compositions were quantified across different stages of seed desiccation. We found that at the late stage of desiccation, M43 and QG lost a significant portion of seed oil, while such an event was not observed in HG. To explore the molecular bases for the oil loss In M43, the transcriptomic profiling of M43 and HG was performed at the early and the late seed desiccation, respectively, and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from the lipid metabolic pathway were identified and analyzed. Our data demonstrated that different Camellia species have diverse mechanisms to regulate seed oil accumulation and degradation, and that triacylglycerol-to-terpenoid conversion could account for the oil loss in M43 during late seed desiccation. Full article
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