期刊
PLANT JOURNAL
卷 106, 期 5, 页码 1247-1259出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15231
关键词
Phaeodactylum tricornutum; Delta 9-desaturase; eicosapentaenoic acid; lipids; omega-3 PUFA biosynthesis
资金
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK [BB/L002957/1, BBS/E/C/000I0220, BBS/E/C/000I0420, FcpC terminator]
- BBSRC [BBS/E/C/000I0220, BB/L002957/1, BBS/E/C/000I0420] Funding Source: UKRI
The marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a model organism for studying long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids biosynthesis. The study identified the key enzyme plastidial acyl carrier protein Delta 9-desaturase and revealed its important role in EPA synthesis and triacylglycerol production. This research provides insight into lipid metabolism in diatoms and suggests novel approaches for manipulating oil composition in microalgae.
The unicellular marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum accumulates up to 35% eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n3) and has been used as a model organism to study long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) biosynthesis due to an excellent annotated genome sequence and established transformation system. In P. tricornutum, the majority of EPA accumulates in polar lipids, particularly in galactolipids such as mono- and di-galactosyldiacylglycerol. LC-PUFA biosynthesis is considered to start from oleic acid (18:1n9). EPA can be synthesized via a series of desaturation and elongation steps occurring at the endoplasmic reticulum and newly synthesized EPA is then imported into the plastids for incorporation into galactolipids via an unknown route. The basis for the flux of EPA is fundamental to understanding LC-PUFA biosynthesis in diatoms. We used P. tricornutum to study acyl modifying activities, upstream of 18:1n9, on subsequent LC-PUFA biosynthesis. We identified the gene coding for the plastidial acyl carrier protein Delta 9-desaturase, a key enzyme in fatty acid modification and analyzed the impact of overexpression and knock out of this gene on glycerolipid metabolism. This revealed a previously unknown role of this soluble desaturase in EPA synthesis and production of triacylglycerol. This study provides further insight into the distinctive nature of lipid metabolism in the marine diatom P. tricornutum and suggests additional approaches for tailoring oil composition in microalgae.
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