Cloning and molecular characterization of a novel acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1-like gene (PtDGAT1) from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

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作者
Guiheneuf, Freddy [1 ]
Leu, Stefan [1 ]
Zarka, Aliza [1 ]
Khozin-Goldberg, Inna [1 ]
Khalilov, Ilkhom [1 ]
Boussiba, Sammy [1 ]
机构
[1] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Jacob Blaustein Inst Desert Res, Microalgal Biotechnol Lab, French Associates Inst Agr & Biotechnol Drylands, IL-84990 Sede Boqer, Israel
关键词
Bacillariophyceae; diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1-like protein; intron-retention splicing; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; triacylglycerol; SEED OIL CONTENT; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BIOSYNTHESIS; ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA; CALORIFIC VALUES; FATTY-ACIDS; EXPRESSION; MICROALGAE; PROTEIN; LIPIDS;
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10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08284.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have identified and isolated a cDNA encoding a novel acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) 1-like protein, from the diatom microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum (PtDGAT1). The full-length cDNA sequences of PtDGAT1 transcripts revealed that two types of mRNA, PtDGAT1short and PtDGAT1long, were transcribed from the single PtDGAT1 gene. PtDGAT1short encodes a 565 amino acid sequence that is homologous to several functionally characterized higher plant DGAT1 proteins, and 55% identical to the putative DGAT1 of the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana, but shows little homology with other available putative and cloned algal DGAT sequences. PtDGAT1long lacks several catalytic domains, owing to a 63-bp nucleotide insertion in the mRNA containing a stop codon. Alternative splicing consisting of intron retention appears to regulate the amount of active DGAT1 produced, providing a possible molecular mechanism for increased triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis in P. tricornutum under nitrogen starvation. DGAT mediates the last committed step in TAG biosynthesis, so we investigated the changes in expression levels of the two types of mRNA following nitrogen starvation inducing TAG accumulation. The abundance of both transcripts was markedly increased under nitrogen starvation, but much less so for PtDGAT1short. PtDGAT1 activity of PtDGAT1short was confirmed in a heterologous yeast transformation system by restoring DGAT activity in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae neutral lipid-deficient quadruple mutant strain (H1246), resulting in lipid body formation. Lipid body formation was only restored upon the expression of PtDGAT1short, and not of PtDGAT1long. The recombinant yeast appeared to display a preference for incorporating saturated C-16 and C-18 fatty acids into TAG.
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