Abstract
2-Hydroxy fatty acids mainly contained in sphingolipids are synthesized by a sphingolipid fatty acid 2-hydroxylase (FAH). Recently, two FAH homologs in Arabidopsis thaliana (AtFAH1 and AtFAH2), without any cytochrome b5 (Cb5)-like domains, which are essential for the function of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and mammalian FAH, were identified and both AtFAHs were shown to be activated by the interaction with Cb5. In this study, we compared FAHs of various plants, animals and fungi. Interestingly, only plants had two FAH homologs and none of plant FAHs had any Cb5-like domains. In addition, we showed from the interaction and expression analyses that AtFAHs interacted with multiple Cb5s probably in various tissues. Thus, plant FAHs may have evolved unlike animal and fungus FAHs.
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