Abstract
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.
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