Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is a widely conserved amidase in eukaryotes, best known for inactivating the signal of N-acylethanolamine (NAE) lipid mediators. In the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, FAAH-mediated hydrolysis of NAEs has been associated with numerous biological processes. Recently, the phylogenetic distribution of FAAH into two major branches (group I and II FAAHs) across angiosperms outside of Arabidopsis (and in other Brassicaceae), suggests a previously unrecognized complexity of this enzyme. Although A. thaliana has long been used to assess biological questions for plants, in this case it will fall short in understanding the significance of multiple FAAHs in other plant systems. Thus, in this study, I examined the role (s) of six FAAH isoforms in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and two FAAHs in the legume Medicago truncatula.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2256322 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Arias Gaguancela, Omar Paul |
| Contributors | Chapman, Kent, Alonso, Ana, Root, Douglas, McGarry, Roisin, Wang, Xiaoqiang, Shah, Jyoti |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Arias Gaguancela, Omar Paul, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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