Functional Analysis of Rice Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Synthetase 9 () in the Chloroplast Envelope Membrane.

The long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases (LACSs) are involved in lipid synthesis, fatty acid catabolism, and the transport of fatty acids between subcellular compartments. These enzymes catalyze the critical reaction of fatty acyl chains to fatty acyl-CoAs for the triacylglycerol biosynthesis used as carbon and energy reserves. In , LACSs are encoded by a family of nine genes, with LACS9 being the only member located in the chloroplast envelope membrane.