Trienoic fatty acids and plant tolerance of high temperature

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作者
Murakami, Y
Tsuyama, M
Kobayashi, Y
Kodama, H
Iba, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyushu Univ, Dept Biol, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan
[2] Kyushu Univ, Dept Forestry, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan
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10.1126/science.287.5452.476
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The chloroplast membrane of higher plants contains an unusually high concentration of trienoic fatty acids. Plants grown in colder temperatures have a higher content of trienoic fatty acids. Transgenic tobacco plants in which the gene encoding chloroplast omega-3 fatty acid desaturase, which synthesizes trienoic fatty acids, was silenced contained a lower level of trienoic fatty acids than wild-type plants and were better able to acclimate to higher temperatures.
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