Plant Synthesis of Steryl Esters
In plants cellular sterol ester synthesis is performed by an enzyme different from mammalian ACAT and yeast ASAT; it is performed by Phospholipid:Sterol Acyltransferase (PSAT). A recent study shows that PSAT is involved in the regulation of the pool of free sterols and the amount of free sterol intermediates in the membranes. It is also described as the only intracellular enzyme discovered that catalyzes an acyl-CoA independent sterol ester formation. PSAT is therefore considered to have a similar physiological function in plant cells as ACAT in animal cells.
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