LIPID MAPSĀ® Gene/Proteome Database (LMPD)

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LMPD Record

LMP009767

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] desaturase
Protein EntrySTAD1_ARATH
UniProt IDQ9LF04
SpeciesArabidopsis
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Catalytic ActivityStearoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] + reduced acceptor + O(2) = oleoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] + acceptor + 2 H(2)O. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17072561}.
CofactorName=Fe cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:24875; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; Note=Binds 2 iron ions per subunit. {ECO:0000250};
Disruption PhenotypeNo visible phenotype. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17072561}.
FunctionConverts stearoyl-ACP to oleoyl-ACP by introduction of a cis double bond between carbons Delta(9) and Delta(10) of the acyl chain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17072561}.
InductionPositively regulated by LEC1. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18689444}.
PathwayLipid metabolism; fatty acid metabolism.
SimilarityBelongs to the fatty acid desaturase family. {ECO:0000305}.
Subcellular LocationPlastid, chloroplast {ECO:0000305}.
SubunitHomodimer. {ECO:0000250}.
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17072561}.