Expression of the isochrysis C18-Δ9 polyunsaturated fatty acid specific elongase component alters arabidopsis glycerolipid profiles

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A cDNA isolated from the prymnesiophyte micro-alga Isochrysis galbana, designated IgASE1, encodes a fatty acid elongating component that is specific for linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) and α-linolenic acid (C18:3n-3). Constitutive expression of IgASE1 in Arabidopsis resulted in the accumulation of eicosadienoic acid (EDA; C20:2n-6) and eicosatrienoic acid (ETrA; C20:3n-3) in all tissues examined, with no visible effects on plant morphology. Positional analysis of the various lipid classes indicated that these novel fatty acids were largely excluded from the sn-2 position of chloroplast galactolipids and seed triacylglycerol, whereas they were enriched in the same position in phosphatidylcholine. EDA and ETrA are precursors of arachidonic acid (C20:4n-6), eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n-3), and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n-3) synthesized via the so-called ω6 Δ8 desaturase and ω3 Δ8 desaturase biosynthetic pathways, respectively. The synthesis of significant quantities of EDA and ETrA in a higher plant is therefore a key step in the production of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in oil-seed species. The results are further discussed in terms of prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathways of lipid synthesis in plants.

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Fraser, T. C. M., Qi, B., Elhussein, S., Chatrattanakunchai, S., Stobart, A. K., & Lazarus, C. M. (2004). Expression of the isochrysis C18-Δ9 polyunsaturated fatty acid specific elongase component alters arabidopsis glycerolipid profiles. Plant Physiology, 135(2), 859–866. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.104.038984

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