title: A cyanobacterial gene, sqdX, required for biosynthesis of the sulfolipid sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol.
abstract: The sulfolipid sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol is present in the photosynthetic membranes of plants and many photosynthetic bacteria. A novel gene, sqdX, essential for sulfolipid biosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC7942 is proposed to encode the cyanobacterial sulfolipid synthase catalyzing the last reaction of the pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1319, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Essigmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benning
mesh_terms: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006017:Glycolipids; D010940:Plant Proteins; C110849:SQD1 protein, Arabidopsis; C013694:sulfoquinovosyl diglyceride; C077237:SqdB protein, Bacteria