Why Do Plants Convert Sitosterol to Stigmasterol?

A direct role for cholesterol signaling in mammals is clearly established; yet, the direct role in signaling for a plant sterol or sterol precursor is unclear. Fluctuations in sitosterol and stigmasterol levels during development and stress conditions suggest their involvement in signaling activitie...

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Main Authors: Siddique I. Aboobucker, Walter P. Suza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00354/full