Open AccessA Cyanobacterial Gene, sqdX , Required for Biosynthesis of the Sulfolipid Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol
Author(s) -
Sinan Güler,
Bernd Essigmann,
Christoph Benning
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.182.2.543-545.2000
Subject(s) - biology , biosynthesis , biochemistry , cyanobacteria , atp synthase , bacteria , gene , genetics
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.
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