LMPD Database

LMP009780

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameacyl-CoA-binding protein 6
Protein EntryACBP6_ARATH
UniProt IDP57752
SpeciesArabidopsis
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Disruption PhenotypeEnhanced sensitivity to freezing stress. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18621979}.
FunctionBinds medium- and long-chain acyl-CoA esters with very high affinity. May function as an intracellular carrier of acyl- CoA esters. Confers resistance to cold and freezing. Interacts with phosphatidylcholine and derivatives, but not phosphatidic acid and lysophosphatidylcholine. May be involved in phospholipid metabolism. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18621979, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8660683}.
InductionUp-regulated in constant darkness and down-regulated in the light. Induced by cold (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18621979}.
SimilarityBelongs to the ACBP family. {ECO:0000305}.
SimilarityContains 1 ACB (acyl-CoA-binding) domain. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00573}.
Subcellular LocationCytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18621979}.
Tissue SpecificityMostly expressed in seeds, stems, and siliques, and, to a lower extent, in leaves, flowers, and roots (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18621979, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8660683}.