Role of Sterols and Metabolic Lipids in Plant Growth and Development
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Development and Morphogenesis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 1732
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sterols represent a conserved class of amphipathic lipids that play essential roles in eukaryotic physiology. Plants synthesize thousands of diverse lipid metabolites, including sterols and their conjugates. Over the past 25 years, genetic studies in Arabidopsis have identified sterol biosynthesis enzymes, shedding light on molecular functions relating to growth and development. Sterols and other metabolic lipids, such as phospholipids and sphingolipids, form structural components of cellular membranes. These lipids are also constituents of membrane subdomains or rafts that function in cell signaling. Furthermore, lipids serve as precursors to plant hormones such as brassinosteroids which mediate cell division and expansion growth. Recent studies show that metabolic lipids are also implicated as messengers in dynamic developmental networks, by interacting with protein complexes. This issue will review timely advances that illustrate how a basic and mechanistic understanding of sterols and other metabolic lipids holds promise for future applications in agriculture and medicine.
Dr. Kathrin Schrick
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sterols
- lipids
- phospholipids
- sphingolipids
- plant growth
- plant development
