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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2017

Variant Amino Acid Residues Alter the Enzyme Activity of Peanut Type 2 Diacylglycerol Acyltransferases.

Ling Zheng, Jay Shockey, Fei Bian, Gao Chen, Lei Shan, Xinguo Li, Shubo Wan, Zhenying Peng

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ling ZhengCollege of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jay ShockeyUnited States Department of Agriculture, Southern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Fei BianShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology of Crops, Department of Bio-Tech Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Gao ChenShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology of Crops, Department of Bio-Tech Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Lei ShanShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology of Crops, Department of Bio-Tech Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Xinguo LiShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology of Crops, Department of Bio-Tech Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Shubo WanCollege of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zhenying PengCollege of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNShandong University · CNSouthern Regional Research Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) catalyzes the final step in triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis via the acyl-CoA-dependent acylation of diacylglycerol. This reaction is a major control point in the Kennedy pathway for biosynthesis of TAG, which is the most important form of stored metabolic energy in most oil-producing plants. In this study, Arachis hypogaea type 2 DGAT (AhDGAT2) genes were cloned from the peanut cultivar 'Luhua 14.' Sequence analysis of 11 different peanut cultivars revealed a gene family of 8 peanut DGAT2 genes (designated AhDGAT2a-h). Sequence alignments revealed 21 nucleotide differences between the eight ORFs, but only six differences result in changes to the predicted amino acid (AA) sequences. A representative full-length cDNA clone (AhDGAT2a) was characterized in detail. The biochemical effects of altering the AhDGAT2a sequence to include single variable AA residues were tested by mutagenesis and functional complementation assays in transgenic yeast systems. All six mutant variants retained enzyme activity and produced lipid droplets in vivo. The N6D and A26P mutants also displayed increased enzyme activity and/or total cellular fatty acid (FA) content. N6D mutant mainly increased the content of palmitoleic acid, and A26P mutant mainly increased the content of palmitic acid. The A26P mutant grew well both in the presence of oleic and C18:2, but the other mutants grew better in the presence of C18:2. AhDGAT2 is expressed in all peanut organs analyzed, with high transcript levels in leaves and flowers. These levels are comparable to that found in immature seeds, where DGAT2 expression is most abundant in other plants. Over-expression of AhDGAT2a in tobacco substantially increased the FA content of transformed tobacco seeds. Expression of AhDGAT2a also altered transcription levels of endogenous tobacco lipid metabolic genes in transgenic tobacco, apparently creating a larger carbon 'sink' that supports increased FA levels.

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