title: Plant lipid binding proteins: properties and applications.
abstract: Lipid transfer proteins (LTP) and puroindolines are abundant lipid binding proteins of plant seeds. While LTP are ubiquitous plant proteins, puroindolines are only found in the seeds of plants from the Triticae and Avenae tribes. These proteins display a similar overall folding pattern but different lipid binding properties. The unique and diverse biological and technological functions of LTPs and puroindolines are closely related to their structural and lipid binding properties. These proteins are attractive to improve the agronomic performances and food quality of crops. Heterologous expression and genetic engineering should allow industrial production and enlarge applications of these lipid binding proteins.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité de recherches Biopolymères, Interactions, Assemblages, La Géraudière BP 71627, 44316 Nantes cedex, France. marion@nantes.inra.fr
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marion
authors.forename: Bénédicte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bakan
authors.forename: Khalil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elmorjani
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D001628:Beverages; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry; D005502:Food; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; C030363:lipid transfer protein; C082942:puroindoline protein, Triticum aestivum