Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9): 1-7.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.09.001

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Research Progress on Cofactor-independent Phosphoglycerate Mutase in Plants

Xie Xin, Liu Na, Wei Fengju   

  1. (Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Moleculars Pathology College of Life Sciences,Agriculture University of Hebei,Baoding 071001)
  • Received:2015-03-02 Online:2015-09-15 Published:2015-09-16

Abstract: Cofactor-independent phosphoglycerate mutase(iPGAM)is a metalloenzyme discovered in fungi and higher plants, i.e., a key enzyme in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. With the progress on cloning of iPGAM gene, analysis of its protein crystal structure and biological functions in prokaryotes and invertebrates, the function of plant's iPGAM has captured the attentions. This article reviewed the structural characteristics, action mechanism of plant iPGAM proteins while emphatically introducing the phylogenetic relationships and biological functions of iPGAMs in Arabidopsis, rice and corn.

Key words: plant, cofactor-independent, phosphoglycerate mutase