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The identification of cutin synthase: formation of the plant polyester cutin

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Cornell University1

Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark2

Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark3

Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Centers, Technical University of Denmark4

Shanghai Jiao Tong University5

Skidmore College6

A hydrophobic cuticle consisting of waxes and the polyester cutin covers the aerial epidermis of all land plants, providing essential protection from desiccation and other stresses. We have determined the enzymatic basis of cutin polymerization through characterization of a tomato extracellular acyltransferase, CD1, and its substrate, 2-mono(10,16-dihydroxyhexadecanoyl)glycerol.

CD1 has in vitro polyester synthesis activity and is required for cutin accumulation in vivo, indicating that it is a cutin synthase.

Language: English
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group US
Year: 2012
Pages: 609-611
ISSN: 15524469 and 15524450
Types: Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/NCHEMBIO.960
ORCIDs: Clausen, Mads Hartvig

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