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Wang Y, Yan J, Yang M, Zou J, Zheng Y, Li D. EgMADS3 directly regulates EgLPAAT to mediate medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) anabolism in the mesocarp of oil palm. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2024; 43:107. [PMID: 38558250 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-024-03200-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE EgMADS3, a pivotal transcription factor, positively regulates MCFA accumulation via binding to the EgLPAAT promoter, advancing lipid content in mesocarp of oil palm. Lipids function as the structural components of cell membranes, which serve as permeable barriers to the external environment of cells. The medium-chain fatty acid in the stored lipids of plants is an important renewable energy. Most research on MCFA production in plant lipid synthesis is based on biochemical methods, and the importance of transcriptional regulation in MCFA synthesis and its incorporation into TAGs needs further research. Oil palm is the most productive oil crop in the world and has the highest productivity among the main oil crops. In this study, the MADS transcription factor (EgMADS3) in the mesocarp of oil palm was characterized. Through the VIGS-virus induced gene silencing, it was determined that the potential target gene of EgMADS3 was related to the biosynthesis of medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA). Transient transformation in protoplasts and qRT-PCR analysis showed that EgMADS3 positively regulated the expression of EgLPAAT. The results of the yeast one-hybrid assays and EMSA indicated the interaction between EgMADS3 and EgLPAAT promoter. Through genetic transformation and fatty acid analysis, it is concluded that EgMADS3 directly regulates the mid-chain fatty acid synthesis pathway of the potential target gene EgLPAAT, thus promotes the accumulation of MCFA and improves the total lipid content. This study is innovative in the functional analysis of the MADS family transcription factor in the metabolism of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) of oil palm, provides a certain research basis for improving the metabolic pathway of chain fatty acids in oil palm, and improves the synthesis of MCFA in plants. Our results will provide a reference direction for further research on improving the oil quality through biotechnology of oil palm.
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- Yaning Wang
- Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Hainan, 570228, China
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- Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Hainan, 570228, China
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- Rubber Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Haikou, 571101, China
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- Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Hainan, 570228, China
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- Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Hainan, 570228, China.
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Agerbirk N, Pattison DI, Mandáková T, Lysak MA, Montaut S, Staerk D. Ancient Biosyntheses in an Oil Crop: Glucosinolate Profiles in Limnanthes alba and Its Relatives (Limnanthaceae, Brassicales). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:1134-1147. [PMID: 35061395 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The glucosinolate (GSL) profiles of four Limnanthaceae species, including the oil crop Limnanthes alba (meadowfoam), were investigated by an ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QToF-MS/MS) analysis of desulfoGSLs after desulfation of native GSLs, supplemented by NMR of desulfated 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropylGSL and 3-methoxybenzylGSL. Leaves, roots, and seeds were investigated, providing an overview of biosynthetic capabilities in the genera Floerkea and Limnanthes. Methoxyl groups on benzylGSLs were in meta but not para positions; two 3,5-disubstituted benzylGSLs are tentatively proposed. 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropylGSL was accompanied by an isomer that was not a previously reported GSL. The combined GSL profile of the family included GSLs derived from valine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine, and possibly methionine and tryptophan. Substituted indole GSLs and GSLs derived from chain-elongated amino acids or alanine were searched for but not detected. Hypothetic glycosides of GSLs were detected at low levels. Based on biochemical interpretation, we suggest biosynthetic schemes and gene families (CYP79C, GSOH) relevant for tailoring GSL profiles in Limnanthes crops.
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- Niels Agerbirk
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- CEITEC─Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC─Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Biomolecular Sciences Programme, School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Jagtvej 162, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sarvas C, Puttick D, Forseille L, Cram D, Smith MA. Ectopic expression of cDNAs from larkspur (Consolida ajacis) for increased synthesis of gondoic acid (cis-11 eicosenoic acid) and its positional redistribution in seed triacylglycerol of Camelina sativa. PLANTA 2021; 254:32. [PMID: 34287699 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03682-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A β-ketoacyl-ACP-synthase II (KAS2) like enzyme and a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAT2) from Consolida ajacis catalyze gondoic acid biosynthesis and incorporation into the sn-2 position of seed TAG in engineered Camelina sativa. Gondoic acid (cis-11 eicosenoic acid, 20:1∆11) is the predominant very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) in camelina (Camelina sativa) seed oil accounting for 12-15% of total triacylglycerol fatty acids. To explore the feasibility of engineering increased levels of this fatty acid in camelina seed, oils from a range of plant species were analyzed to identify those producing 20-Carbon (C20) fatty acids as the only VLCFAs in their seed oil. Seeds of Consolida and Delphinium species (Ranunculaceae) were found to contain moderate levels (0.2% to 25.5%) of C20 fatty acids without accompanying longer chain fatty acids. The C20 fatty acids were abundant in both sn-2 and sn-1/3 positions of seed TAG in Consolida, but were largely absent from the sn-2 position in Delphinium seed TAG. Through generation of a developing seed transcriptome, sequences were identified and cDNAs amplified from Consolida ajacis encoding a β-ketoacyl-ACP-synthase II like protein (CaKAS2B) that lacked a predicted chloroplast transit peptide, and two homologues of Arabidopsis thaliana lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase 2 (CaLPAT2a and CaLPAT2b). Expression of CaKAS2B in conventional (WT) camelina and a line previously engineered for high seed oleic acid content (HO) resulted in increased seed VLCFA content. Total VLCFA levels were raised from 24 to 35% and from 7 to 23% in T3 seed from representative transformants in the WT and HO backgrounds, respectively. Gondoic acid was the predominant VLCFA in transformed HO lines with low endogenous cytoplasmic fatty acid elongation activity, suggesting limited capacity of CaKAS2B to elongate beyond C20. Expression in camelina of CaLPAT2b resulted in significantly increased C20-VLCFA esterification at the sn-2 position of seed TAG with VLCFA levels of 33.8% in this position in one transformed line compared to 0.3% at sn-2 in the corresponding control line. Only small changes in total seed VLCFA content were observed in transformed lines implying that increased VLCFA esterification capacity in camelina results in positional redistribution of VLCFAs but does not significantly enhance flux through the fatty acid elongation pathway. The full potential of CaKAS2B and CaLPAT2a for the engineering of high gondoic acid levels in camelina remains to be determined. Seed fatty acid composition of Consolida and Delphinium also provides information that may be of value in the systematics of the Ranunculaceae.
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- Carlene Sarvas
- Linnaeus Plant Sciences, 2024-110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9, Canada
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- Linnaeus Plant Sciences, 2024-110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0X2, Canada.
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Meesapyodsuk D, Chen Y, Ye S, Chapman RG, Qiu X. Co-expressing Eranthis hyemalis lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase 2 and elongase improves two very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid production in Brassica carinata. Metab Eng Commun 2021; 12:e00171. [PMID: 34026531 PMCID: PMC8129929 DOI: 10.1016/j.mec.2021.e00171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Docosadienoic acid (DDA, 22:2–13,16) and docosatrienoic acid (DTA, 22:3–13,16,19) are two very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (VLCPUFAs) that are recently shown to possess strong anti-inflammatory and antitumor properties. An ELO type elongase (EhELO1) from wild plant Eranthis hyemalis can synthesize the two fatty acids by sequential elongation of linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid, respectively. Seed-specific expression of this gene in oilseed crop Brassica carinata produced a considerable amount of DDA and DTA in transgenic seeds. However, these fatty acids were excluded from the sn-2 position of triacylglycerols (TAGs). To improve the production level and nutrition value of the VLCPUFAs in the transgenic oilseed crop, a cytoplasmic lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (EhLPAAT2) for the incorporation of the two fatty acids into the sn-2 position of triacylglycerols was identified from E. hyemalis. RT-PCR analysis showed that it was preferentially expressed in developing seeds where EhELO1 was exclusively expressed in E. hyemalis. Seed specific expression of EhLPAAT2 along with EhELO1 in B. carinata resulted in the effective incorporation of DDA and DTA at the sn-2 position of TAGs, thereby increasing the total amount of DDA and DTA in transgenic seeds. To our knowledge, this is the first plant LPAAT that can incorporate VLCPUFAs into TAGs. Improved production of DDA and DTA in the oilseed crop using EhLPAAT2 and EhELO1 provides a real commercial opportunity for high value agriculture products for nutraceutical uses. The first plant LPAAT able to acylate VLCPUFAs was identified from winter aconite. It could complement the defective phenotype of E. coli LPAAT mutant. It could improve the incorporation of two VLCPUFAs into TAGs in oilseeds. It could enhance the total production of two VLCPUFAs in oilseeds. Seed-specific expression of it could also increase seed oil and seed weight.
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- Department of Food & Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Food & Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.,Department of Food & Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Fahs Z, Rossez Y, Guénin S, Gutierrez L, Thomasset B, Perrin Y. Cloning and molecular characterization of three lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases expressed in flax seeds. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 280:41-50. [PMID: 30824020 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In the context of the growing demand for α-linolenic acid due to its high nutritional value as a polyunsaturated fatty acid, we have investigated the contribution of 2-lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) enzymes from flax (Linum usitatissimum) in the accumulation of α-linolenic acid into the oil fraction of flax seed. We have isolated the cDNAs encoding three class A microsomal LPAAT2 isoforms from developing flax seeds. The three isoforms, denominated LPAAT2A, LPAAT2A2 and LPAAT2B, are able to complement the LPAAT deficient JC201 E. coli mutant, confirming their functionality. We have performed enzymatic assays showing that the specific activity of the LPAAT2A isoform is significantly higher than that of the LPAAT2A2 and LPAAT2B toward the unsaturated oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids. Moreover, LPAAT2A presents in vitro a high specificity and selectivity for linoleic and linolenic acids as compared to saturated fatty acids. The three isoforms are expressed during all the stages of seed development and in stem and leaf tissues, as shown by an analysis of the transcription level of the corresponding genes. The heterologous expression of LPAAT2A in Arabidopsis seeds leads to an increase in the accumulation of linoleic and linolenic acids in the oil fraction of the seeds from two transgenic lines.
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- Zeinab Fahs
- Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS Enzyme and Cell Engineering Laboratory, Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60319, 60203 Compiègne Cedex, France.
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS Enzyme and Cell Engineering Laboratory, Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60319, 60203 Compiègne Cedex, France.
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- CRRBM, Bâtiment Serres Transfert, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 Rue Saint Leu, 80039 Amiens Cedex, France.
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- CRRBM, Bâtiment Serres Transfert, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 Rue Saint Leu, 80039 Amiens Cedex, France.
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS Enzyme and Cell Engineering Laboratory, Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60319, 60203 Compiègne Cedex, France.
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS Enzyme and Cell Engineering Laboratory, Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60319, 60203 Compiègne Cedex, France.
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Maraschin FDS, Kulcheski FR, Segatto ALA, Trenz TS, Barrientos-Diaz O, Margis-Pinheiro M, Margis R, Turchetto-Zolet AC. Enzymes of glycerol-3-phosphate pathway in triacylglycerol synthesis in plants: Function, biotechnological application and evolution. Prog Lipid Res 2019; 73:46-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum acyltransferase with prokaryotic substrate preference contributes to triacylglycerol assembly in Chlamydomonas. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:1652-1657. [PMID: 29382746 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1715922115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Understanding the unique features of triacylglycerol (TAG) metabolism in microalgae may be necessary to realize the full potential of these organisms for biofuel and biomaterial production. In the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii a chloroplastic (prokaryotic) pathway has been proposed to play a major role in TAG precursor biosynthesis. However, as reported here, C. reinhardtii contains a chlorophyte-specific lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase, CrLPAAT2, that localizes to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes. Unlike canonical, ER-located LPAATs, CrLPAAT2 prefers palmitoyl-CoA over oleoyl-CoA as the acyl donor substrate. RNA-mediated suppression of CrLPAAT2 indicated that the enzyme is required for TAG accumulation under nitrogen deprivation. Our findings suggest that Chlamydomonas has a distinct glycerolipid assembly pathway that relies on CrLPAAT2 to generate prokaryotic-like TAG precursors in the ER.
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Wang N, Ma J, Pei W, Wu M, Li H, Li X, Yu S, Zhang J, Yu J. A genome-wide analysis of the lysophosphatidate acyltransferase (LPAAT) gene family in cotton: organization, expression, sequence variation, and association with seed oil content and fiber quality. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:218. [PMID: 28249560 PMCID: PMC5333453 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3594-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) encoded by a multigene family is a rate-limiting enzyme in the Kennedy pathway in higher plants. Cotton is the most important natural fiber crop and one of the most important oilseed crops. However, little is known on genes coding for LPAATs involved in oil biosynthesis with regard to its genome organization, diversity, expression, natural genetic variation, and association with fiber development and oil content in cotton. RESULTS In this study, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis in four Gossypium species with genome sequences, i.e., tetraploid G. hirsutum- AD1 and G. barbadense- AD2 and its possible ancestral diploids G. raimondii- D5 and G. arboreum- A2, identified 13, 10, 8, and 9 LPAAT genes, respectively, that were divided into four subfamilies. RNA-seq analyses of the LPAAT genes in the widely grown G. hirsutum suggest their differential expression at the transcriptional level in developing cottonseeds and fibers. Although 10 LPAAT genes were co-localised with quantitative trait loci (QTL) for cottonseed oil or protein content within a 25-cM region, only one single strand conformation polymorphic (SSCP) marker developed from a synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the At-Gh13LPAAT5 gene was significantly correlated with cottonseed oil and protein contents in one of the three field tests. Moreover, transformed yeasts using the At-Gh13LPAAT5 gene with the two sequences for the SNP led to similar results, i.e., a 25-31% increase in palmitic acid and oleic acid, and a 16-29% increase in total triacylglycerol (TAG). CONCLUSIONS The results in this study demonstrated that the natural variation in the LPAAT genes to improving cottonseed oil content and fiber quality is limited; therefore, traditional cross breeding should not expect much progress in improving cottonseed oil content or fiber quality through a marker-assisted selection for the LPAAT genes. However, enhancing the expression of one of the LPAAT genes such as At-Gh13LPAAT5 can significantly increase the production of total TAG and other fatty acids, providing an incentive for further studies into the use of LPAAT genes to increase cottonseed oil content through biotechnology.
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- Nuohan Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.,College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.,College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China. .,College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 880033, USA.
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- National Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
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Khatib A, Arhab Y, Bentebibel A, Abousalham A, Noiriel A. Reassessing the Potential Activities of Plant CGI-58 Protein. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0145806. [PMID: 26745266 PMCID: PMC4706320 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Comparative Gene Identification-58 (CGI-58) is a widespread protein found in animals and plants. This protein has been shown to participate in lipolysis in mice and humans by activating Adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), the initial enzyme responsible for the triacylglycerol (TAG) catabolism cascade. Human mutation of CGI-58 is the cause of Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome, an orphan disease characterized by a systemic accumulation of TAG which engenders tissue disorders. The CGI-58 protein has also been shown to participate in neutral lipid metabolism in plants and, in this case, a mutation again provokes TAG accumulation. Although its roles as an ATGL coactivator and in lipid metabolism are quite clear, the catalytic activity of CGI-58 is still in question. The acyltransferase activities of CGI-58 have been speculated about, reported or even dismissed and experimental evidence that CGI-58 expressed in E. coli possesses an unambiguous catalytic activity is still lacking. To address this problem, we developed a new set of plasmids and site-directed mutants to elucidate the in vivo effects of CGI-58 expression on lipid metabolism in E. coli. By analyzing the lipid composition in selected E. coli strains expressing CGI-58 proteins, and by reinvestigating enzymatic tests with adequate controls, we show here that recombinant plant CGI-58 has none of the proposed activities previously described. Recombinant plant and mouse CGI-58 both lack acyltransferase activity towards either lysophosphatidylglycerol or lysophosphatidic acid to form phosphatidylglycerol or phosphatidic acid and recombinant plant CGI-58 does not catalyze TAG or phospholipid hydrolysis. However, expression of recombinant plant CGI-58, but not mouse CGI-58, led to a decrease in phosphatidylglycerol in all strains of E. coli tested, and a mutation of the putative catalytic residues restored a wild-type phenotype. The potential activities of plant CGI-58 are subsequently discussed.
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- Abdallah Khatib
- Institut de Chimie et de Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires UMR 5246 CNRS, Organisation et Dynamique des Membranes Biologiques, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut de Chimie et de Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires UMR 5246 CNRS, Organisation et Dynamique des Membranes Biologiques, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut de Chimie et de Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires UMR 5246 CNRS, Organisation et Dynamique des Membranes Biologiques, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut de Chimie et de Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires UMR 5246 CNRS, Organisation et Dynamique des Membranes Biologiques, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut de Chimie et de Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires UMR 5246 CNRS, Organisation et Dynamique des Membranes Biologiques, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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Kim HJ, Silva JE, Iskandarov U, Andersson M, Cahoon RE, Mockaitis K, Cahoon EB. Structurally divergent lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases with high selectivity for saturated medium chain fatty acids from Cuphea seeds. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 84:1021-33. [PMID: 26505880 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAT) catalyzes acylation of the sn-2 position on lysophosphatidic acid by an acyl CoA substrate to produce the phosphatidic acid precursor of polar glycerolipids and triacylglycerols (TAGs). In the case of TAGs, this reaction is typically catalyzed by an LPAT2 from microsomal LPAT class A that has high specificity for C18 fatty acids containing Δ9 unsaturation. Because of this specificity, the occurrence of saturated fatty acids in the TAG sn-2 position is infrequent in seed oils. To identify LPATs with variant substrate specificities, deep transcriptomic mining was performed on seeds of two Cuphea species producing TAGs that are highly enriched in saturated C8 and C10 fatty acids. From these analyses, cDNAs for seven previously unreported LPATs were identified, including cDNAs from Cuphea viscosissima (CvLPAT2) and Cuphea avigera var. pulcherrima (CpuLPAT2a) encoding microsomal, seed-specific class A LPAT2s and a cDNA from C. avigera var. pulcherrima (CpuLPATB) encoding a microsomal, seed-specific LPAT from the bacterial-type class B. The activities of these enzymes were characterized in Camelina sativa by seed-specific co-expression with cDNAs for various Cuphea FatB acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterases (FatB) that produce a variety of saturated medium-chain fatty acids. CvLPAT2 and CpuLPAT2a expression resulted in accumulation of 10:0 fatty acids in the Camelina sativa TAG sn-2 position, indicating a 10:0 CoA specificity that has not been previously described for plant LPATs. CpuLPATB expression generated TAGs with 14:0 at the sn-2 position, but not 10:0. Identification of these LPATs provides tools for understanding the structural basis of LPAT substrate specificity and for generating altered oil functionalities.
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- Hae Jin Kim
- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Plant Breeding Swedish, University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Pervasive Technology Institute and Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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Chen S, Lei Y, Xu X, Huang J, Jiang H, Wang J, Cheng Z, Zhang J, Song Y, Liao B, Li Y. The Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Gene AhLPAT2 Increases the Lipid Content of Transgenic Arabidopsis Seeds. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0136170. [PMID: 26302041 PMCID: PMC4547709 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAT), which converts lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) to phosphatidic acid (PA), catalyzes the addition of fatty acyl moieties to the sn-2 position of the LPA glycerol backbone in triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis. We recently reported the cloning and temporal-spatial expression of a peanut (Arachis hypogaea) AhLPAT2gene, showing that an increase in AhLPAT2 transcript levels was closely correlated with an increase in seed oil levels. However, the function of the enzyme encoded by the AhLPAT2 gene remains unclear. Here, we report that AhLPAT2 transcript levels were consistently higher in the seeds of a high-oil cultivar than in those of a low-oil cultivar across different seed developmental stages. Seed-specific overexpression of AhLPAT2 in Arabidopsis results in a higher percentage of oil in the seeds and greater-than-average seed weight in the transgenic plants compared with the wild-type plants, leading to a significant increase in total oil yield per plant. The total fatty acid (FA) content and the proportion of unsaturated FAs also increased. In the developing siliques of AhLPAT2-overexpressing plants, the expression levels of genes encoding crucial enzymes involved in de novo FA synthesis, acetyl-CoA subunit (AtBCCP2) and acyl carrier protein 1 (AtACP1) were elevated. AhLPAT2 overexpression also promoted the expression of several key genes related to TAG assembly, sucrose metabolism, and glycolysis. These results demonstrate that the expression of AhLPAT2 plays an important role in glycerolipid production in peanuts.
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- Silong Chen
- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Cereal and Oil Crop Institute, HebeiAcademy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and the Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of the ChineseAcademy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Cereal and Oil Crop Institute, HebeiAcademy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and the Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of the ChineseAcademy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and the Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of the ChineseAcademy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Cereal and Oil Crop Institute, HebeiAcademy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Cereal and Oil Crop Institute, HebeiAcademy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Cereal and Oil Crop Institute, HebeiAcademy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Cereal and Oil Crop Institute, HebeiAcademy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and the Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of the ChineseAcademy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
- * E-mail: (BSL); (YRL)
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Cereal and Oil Crop Institute, HebeiAcademy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Shijiazhuang, China
- * E-mail: (BSL); (YRL)
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Slabaugh MB, Cooper LD, Kishore VK, Knapp SJ, Kling JG. Genes affecting novel seed constituents in Limnanthes alba Benth: transcriptome analysis of developing embryos and a new genetic map of meadowfoam. PeerJ 2015; 3:e915. [PMID: 26038713 PMCID: PMC4451031 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The seed oil of meadowfoam, a new crop in the Limnanthaceae family, is highly enriched in very long chain fatty acids that are desaturated at the Δ5 position. The unusual oil is desirable for cosmetics and innovative industrial applications and the seed meal remaining after oil extraction contains glucolimnanthin, a methoxylated benzylglucosinolate whose degradation products are herbicidal and anti-microbial. Here we describe EST analysis of the developing seed transcriptome that identified major genes involved in biosynthesis and assembly of the seed oil and in glucosinolate metabolic pathways. mRNAs encoding acyl-CoA Δ5 desaturase were notably abundant. The library was searched for simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Fifty-four new SSR markers and eight candidate gene markers were developed and combined with previously developed SSRs to construct a new genetic map for Limnanthes alba. Mapped genes in the lipid biosynthetic pathway encode 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (KCS), Δ5 desaturase (Δ5DS), lysophosphatidylacyl-acyl transferase (LPAT), and acyl-CoA diacylglycerol acyl transferase (DGAT). Mapped genes in glucosinolate biosynthetic and degradation pathways encode CYP79A, myrosinase (TGG), and epithiospecifier modifier protein (ESM). The resources developed in this study will further the domestication and improvement of meadowfoam as an oilseed crop.
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- Mary B Slabaugh
- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University , Corvallis, OR , United States of America
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- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University , Corvallis, OR , United States of America ; Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University , Corvallis OR , United States of America
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California-Davis , Davis, CA , United States of America
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- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University , Corvallis, OR , United States of America
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Liu F, Xia Y, Wu L, Fu D, Hayward A, Luo J, Yan X, Xiong X, Fu P, Wu G, Lu C. Enhanced seed oil content by overexpressing genes related to triacylglyceride synthesis. Gene 2015; 557:163-71. [PMID: 25523093 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 12/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is one of the most important oilseed crops globally. To meet increasing demand for oil-based products, the ability to enhance desirable oil content in the seed is required. This study assessed the capability of five genes in the triacylglyceride (TAG) synthesis pathway to enhance oil content. The genes BnGPDH, BnGPAT, BnDGAT, ScGPDH and ScLPAAT were overexpressed separately in a tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) model system, and simultaneously by pyramiding in B. napus, under the control of a seed specific Napin promoter. ScLPAAT transgenic plants showed a significant increase of 6.84% to 8.55% in oil content in tobacco seeds, while a ~4% increase was noted for BnGPDH and BnGPAT transgenic seeds. Seed-specific overexpression of all four genes in B. napus resulted in as high a 12.57% to 14.46% increased in seed oil content when compared to WT, equaling close to the sum of the single-gene overexpression increases in tobacco. Taken together, our study demonstrates that BnGPDH, BnGPAT and ScLPAAT may effectively increase seed oil content, and that simultaneous overexpression of these in transgenic B. napus may further enhance the desirable oil content relative to single-gene overexpressors.
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- Fang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Oil Crop Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2 Xudong 2nd Road, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Oil Crop Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2 Xudong 2nd Road, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Oil Crop Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2 Xudong 2nd Road, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education, Agronomy College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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- Key Laboratory of Oil Crop Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2 Xudong 2nd Road, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Oil Crop Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2 Xudong 2nd Road, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Oil Crop Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2 Xudong 2nd Road, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Oil Crop Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2 Xudong 2nd Road, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Oil Crop Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2 Xudong 2nd Road, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Oil Crop Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2 Xudong 2nd Road, Wuhan 430062, China.
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Mañas-Fernández A, Arroyo-Caro JM, Alonso DL, García-Maroto F. Cloning and molecular characterization of a class A lysophosphatidate acyltransferase gene (EpLPAT2) fromEchium(Boraginaceae). EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201300195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Aurora Mañas-Fernández
- Grupo de Biotecnología de Productos Naturales (BIO-279); Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Agroalimentaria, Universidad de Almería. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario; Almería Spain
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- Grupo de Biotecnología de Productos Naturales (BIO-279); Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Agroalimentaria, Universidad de Almería. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario; Almería Spain
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- Grupo de Biotecnología de Productos Naturales (BIO-279); Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Agroalimentaria, Universidad de Almería. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario; Almería Spain
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- Grupo de Biotecnología de Productos Naturales (BIO-279); Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Agroalimentaria, Universidad de Almería. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario; Almería Spain
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Arroyo-Caro JM, Chileh T, Kazachkov M, Zou J, Alonso DL, García-Maroto F. The multigene family of lysophosphatidate acyltransferase (LPAT)-related enzymes in Ricinus communis: cloning and molecular characterization of two LPAT genes that are expressed in castor seeds. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 199-200:29-40. [PMID: 23265316 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The multigene family encoding proteins related to lysophosphatidyl-acyltransferases (LPATs) has been analyzed in the castor plant Ricinus communis. Among them, two genes designated RcLPAT2 and RcLPATB, encoding proteins with LPAT activity and expressed in the developing seed, have been cloned and characterized in some detail. RcLPAT2 groups with well characterized members of the so-called A-class LPATs and it shows a generalized expression pattern in the plant and along seed development. Enzymatic assays of RcLPAT2 indicate a preference for ricinoleoyl-CoA over other fatty acid thioesters when ricinoleoyl-LPA is used as the acyl acceptor, while oleoyl-CoA is the preferred substrate when oleoyl-LPA is employed. RcLPATB groups with B-class LPAT enzymes described as seed specific and selective for unusual fatty acids. However, RcLPATB exhibit a broad specificity on the acyl-CoAs, with saturated fatty acids (12:0-16:0) being the preferred substrates. RcLPATB is upregulated coinciding with seed triacylglycerol accumulation, but its expression is not restricted to the seed. These results are discussed in the light of a possible role for LPAT isoenzymes in the channelling of ricinoleic acid into castor bean triacylglycerol.
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- José María Arroyo-Caro
- Grupo de Biotecnología de Productos Naturales (BIO-279), Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Agroalimentaria, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Universidad de Almería, Almería, Spain
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Li R, Yu K, Wu Y, Tateno M, Hatanaka T, Hildebrand DF. Vernonia DGATs can complement the disrupted oil and protein metabolism in epoxygenase-expressing soybean seeds. Metab Eng 2012; 14:29-38. [PMID: 22107928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2011.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Revised: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Plant oils can be useful chemical feedstocks such as a source of epoxy fatty acids. High seed-specific expression of a Stokesia laevis epoxygenase (SlEPX) in soybeans only results in 3-7% epoxide levels. SlEPX-transgenic soybean seeds also exhibited other phenotypic alterations, such as altered seed fatty acid profiles, reduced oil accumulation, and variable protein levels. SlEPX-transgenic seeds showed a 2-5% reduction in total oil content and protein levels of 30.9-51.4%. To address these pleiotrophic effects of SlEPX expression on other traits, transgenic soybeans were developed to co-express SlEPX and DGAT (diacylglycerol acyltransferase) genes (VgDGAT1 & 2) isolated from Vernonia galamensis, a high accumulator of epoxy fatty acids. These side effects of SlEPX expression were largely overcome in the DGAT co-expressing soybeans. Total oil and protein contents were restored to the levels in non-transgenic soybeans, indicating that both VgDGAT1 and VgDGAT2 could complement the disrupted phenotypes caused by over-expression of an epoxygenase in soybean seeds.
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- Runzhi Li
- Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Kentucky, KY 40546-0312, USA
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van Erp H, Bates PD, Burgal J, Shockey J, Browse J. Castor phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase facilitates efficient metabolism of hydroxy fatty acids in transgenic Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 155:683-93. [PMID: 21173026 PMCID: PMC3032459 DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.167239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Producing unusual fatty acids (FAs) in crop plants has been a long-standing goal of green chemistry. However, expression of the enzymes that catalyze the primary synthesis of these unusual FAs in transgenic plants typically results in low levels of the desired FA. For example, seed-specific expression of castor (Ricinus communis) fatty acid hydroxylase (RcFAH) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) resulted in only 17% hydroxy fatty acids (HFAs) in the seed oil. In order to increase HFA levels, we investigated castor phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT). We cloned cDNAs encoding three putative PDAT enzymes from a castor seed cDNA library and coexpressed them with RcFAH12. One isoform, RcPDAT1A, increased HFA levels to 27%. Analysis of HFA-triacylglycerol molecular species and regiochemistry, along with analysis of the HFA content of phosphatidylcholine, indicates that RcPDAT1A functions as a PDAT in vivo. Expression of RcFAH12 alone leads to a significant decrease in FA content of seeds. Coexpression of RcPDAT1A and RcDGAT2 (for diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2) with RcFAH12 restored FA levels to nearly wild-type levels, and this was accompanied by a major increase in the mass of HFAs accumulating in the seeds. We show the usefulness of RcPDAT1A for engineering plants with high levels of HFAs and alleviating bottlenecks due to the production of unusual FAs in transgenic oilseeds.
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164–6340
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Gandhi SD, Kishore VK, Crane JM, Slabaugh MB, Knapp SJ. Selection for low erucic acid and genetic mapping of loci affecting the accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids in meadowfoam seed storage lipids. Genome 2009; 52:547-56. [DOI: 10.1139/g09-032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Erucic acid (22:113) has been identified as an anti-nutritional compound in meadowfoam ( Limnanthes alba ) and other oilseeds in the Brassicales, a classification which has necessitated the development of low erucic acid cultivars for human consumption. The erucic acid concentrations of meadowfoam wild types (8%–24%) surpass industry standards for human consumption (≤3%). The goals of the present study were to develop low erucic acid lines and identify loci affecting the accumulation of 22:113and other very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) in meadowfoam seed storage lipids. LE76, a low erucic acid line, was developed by 3 cycles of selection in an ethyl methanesulfonate–treated wildtype population. LE76 produced 3% 22:113, threefold less than the M0population. Wildtype × LE76 F2populations produced continuous, approximately normal erucic and dienoic acid distributions. Loss-of-function mutations apparently did not segregate and individuals with low 22:113concentrations (≤3%) were observed only in F2populations from hybrids with L. alba subsp. alba wild types. The meadowfoam genome was mapped and scanned for quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting VLCFA profiles in seed storage lipids by genotyping and phenotyping wildtype × low erucic acid F2progeny. Composite interval mapping identified 3 moderately large-effect erucic acid QTL. The low erucic acid parent transmitted favorable alleles for 2 of 3 QTL, suggesting low erucic acid cultivars can be developed by combining favorable alleles transmitted by wildtype and low erucic acid parents.
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- S. D. Gandhi
- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics and Crop and Soil Sciences Department, 111 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics and Crop and Soil Sciences Department, 111 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics and Crop and Soil Sciences Department, 111 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics and Crop and Soil Sciences Department, 111 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics and Crop and Soil Sciences Department, 111 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Nlandu Mputu M, Rhazi L, Vasseur G, Vu TD, Gontier E, Thomasset B. Identification of a potential bottleneck in branched chain fatty acid incorporation into triacylglycerol for lipid biosynthesis in agronomic plants. Biochimie 2009; 91:703-10. [PMID: 19327383 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2009.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2008] [Accepted: 03/13/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In plant, unusual fatty acids are produced by a limited number of species. The industrial benefits of these unusual structures have led several groups to study their production in transgenic plants. Their research results led to very modest accumulation in seeds which was largely due to a limited knowledge of the lipid metabolism and fatty acid transfer in plants. More specifically we need to better understand the substrate specificity and selectivity of acyltransferases which are required for the incorporation of these unusual fatty acids into storage triacylglycerols. In our studies we have compared the incorporation of [(14)C] Oleoyl-CoA and Branched Chain Acyls-CoA into [(3)H] LPA-C18:1 by the Lysophosphatidic acid Acyltransferase (LPAAT) from developing seeds of agronomic plants (flax (Linum usitatissimum) and rape (Brassica napus)) and from a plant capable of producing high amounts of hydroxy fatty acids (castor bean (Ricinus communis)). Our assays demonstrate that LPAATs of the three studied species (1) incorporated preferentially oleyl-CoA, (2) could incorporate cyclopropane acyl-CoA when added alone as a substrate, however very weakly for rapeseed and castor bean seeds, (3) presented a low capacity to incorporate methyl branched acyl-CoA when added alone as a substrate (4) weakly incorporated cyclopropane acyl-CoA and was unable to incorporate methyl branched acyl-CoA when presented with an equimolar mix of oleyl-CoA and branched chain acyl-CoA. In all cases, the LPAAT had a low affinity for branched chain acyl-CoAs. The results show that LPAAT activity from agronomic plants constitutes a bottleneck for the incorporation of branched Chain acyl-CoA into PA.
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- M Nlandu Mputu
- UMR CNRS, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France
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Burgal J, Shockey J, Lu C, Dyer J, Larson T, Graham I, Browse J. Metabolic engineering of hydroxy fatty acid production in plants: RcDGAT2 drives dramatic increases in ricinoleate levels in seed oil. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2008; 6:819-31. [PMID: 18643899 PMCID: PMC2908398 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2008.00361.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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SUMMARY A central goal of green chemistry is to produce industrially useful fatty acids in oilseed crops. Although genes encoding suitable fatty acid-modifying enzymes are available from many wild species, progress has been limited because the expression of these genes in transgenic plants produces low yields of the desired products. For example, Ricinus communis fatty acid hydroxylase 12 (FAH12) produces a maximum of only 17% hydroxy fatty acids (HFAs) when expressed in Arabidopsis. cDNA clones encoding R. communis enzymes for additional steps in the seed oil biosynthetic pathway were identified. Expression of these cDNAs in FAH12 transgenic plants revealed that the R. communis type-2 acyl-coenzyme A:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (RcDGAT2) could increase HFAs from 17% to nearly 30%. Detailed comparisons of seed neutral lipids from the single- and double-transgenic lines indicated that RcDGAT2 substantially modified the triacylglycerol (TAG) pool, with significant increases in most of the major TAG species observed in native castor bean oil. These data suggest that RcDGAT2 prefers acyl-coenzyme A and diacylglycerol substrates containing HFAs, and biochemical analyses of RcDGAT2 expressed in yeast cells confirmed a strong preference for HFA-containing diacylglycerol substrates. Our results demonstrate that pathway engineering approaches can be used successfully to increase the yields of industrial feedstocks in plants, and that members of the DGAT2 gene family probably play a key role in this process.
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- Julie Burgal
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Clark Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Clark Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Clark Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA
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- USDA-ARS, US Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, 21881 North Cardon Lane, Maricopa, AZ 85238, USA
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- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK
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- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Clark Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA
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Hills MJ, Roscoe TJ. Synthesis of Structural and Storage Lipids by the ER. PLANT CELL MONOGRAPHS 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/7089_056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cullinane M, Baysse C, Morrissey JP, O'Gara F. Identification of two lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase genes with overlapping function in Pseudomonas fluorescens. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2005; 151:3071-3080. [PMID: 16151217 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.27958-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Phosphatidic acid (PA) is known to be a crucial phospholipid intermediate in cell membrane biosynthesis. In Escherichia coli, this molecule is produced from lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) by LPA acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.51), encoded by plsC. E. coli possesses only one such LPA acyltransferase and a plsC mutant is non-permissive for growth at elevated temperatures. This study describes the identification and characterization of two genes from Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 that encode enzymes with LPA acyltransferase activity. One of the genes, hdtS, was previously described, whereas patB is a novel gene. In addition, a putative lyso-ornithine lipid acyltransferase was also identified. All three proteins possess conserved acyltransferase domains and are homologous to PlsC and to LPA acyltransferases identified in Neisseria meningitidis. Functional analysis determined that both HdtS and PatB are functional LPA acyltransferases, as both complemented an E. coli plsC mutant. Mutants lacking each of the putative acyltransferases were constructed and analysed. Growth defects were observed for hdtS and patB single mutants, and a double hdtSpatB mutant could not be constructed. To determine precise roles in phospholipid synthesis, fatty acid methyl ester analysis was carried out. The hdtS mutant displayed a profile consistent with a defect in LPA acyltransferase activity, whereas no such phenotype was observed in the patB mutant, indicating that hdtS encodes the primary LPA acyltransferase in the cell. The presence of at least two genes specifying LPA acyltransferase activity may have implications for the function and survival of P. fluorescens in diverse environments.
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- Méabh Cullinane
- biomerit Research Centre, Microbiology Department and Biosciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- biomerit Research Centre, Microbiology Department and Biosciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- biomerit Research Centre, Microbiology Department and Biosciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- biomerit Research Centre, Microbiology Department and Biosciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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Roscoe TJ. Identification of acyltransferases controlling triacylglycerol biosynthesis in oilseeds using a genomics-based approach. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200590023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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