| Primary Identifier | IPR042057 | Type | Domain |
| Short Name | Lipoxy_PLAT/LH2 |
| description | This is the PLAT/LH2 domain of plant lipoxygenase related proteins. Lipoxygenases are nonheme, nonsulfur iron dioxygenases that act on lipid substrates containing one or more (Z,Z)-1,4-pentadiene moieties. In plants, the immediate products are involved in defense mechanisms against pathogens and may be precursors of metabolic regulators [, , ]. The generally proposed function of PLAT/LH2 domains is to mediate interaction with lipids or membrane bound proteins [].Lipoxygenases can be classified as 9- and 13-lipoxygenases, according to the position of oxygen incorporation in linoleic acid and linolenic acid, the most important substrates for LOX catalysis in plants. There are six A. thaliana lipoxygenases identified: AtLOX1-6, among which AtLOX-1 and AtLOX-5 are 9S-lipoxygenases, and AtLOX-2, AtLOX-3, AtLOX-4 and AtLOX-6 are 13S-lipoxygenases []. |
