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ArticleThe New phytologist2025

The first intron and promoter of Arabidopsis DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 1 exert synergistic effects on pollen and embryo lipid accumulation.

Sean T McGuire, Jay Shockey, Philip D Bates

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Sean T McGuire *Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5629-7873
Jay Shockey *United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Service, 1100 Allen Toussaint Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70124, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5057-5457
Philip D BatesInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1291-3363

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Biological and Environmental Research DE-SC0023142Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences 2242822National Institute of Food and Agriculture 1013013National Institute of Food and Agriculture 1015621
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Abstract

Accumulation of triacylglycerols (TAGs) is crucial during various stages of plant development. In Arabidopsis, two enzymes share overlapping functions to produce TAGs, namely acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) and phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (PDAT1). Loss of function of both genes in a dgat1-1/pdat1-2 double mutant is gametophyte lethal. However, the key regulatory elements controlling tissue-specific expression of either gene has not yet been identified. We transformed a dgat1-1/dgat1-1//PDAT1/pdat1-2 parent with transgenic constructs containing the Arabidopsis DGAT1 promoter fused to the AtDGAT1 open reading frame either with or without the first intron. Triple homozygous plants were obtained, however, in the absence of the DGAT1 first intron anthers fail to fill with pollen, seed yield is c. 10% of wild-type, seed oil content remains reduced (similar to dgat1-1/dgat1-1), and non-Mendelian segregation of the PDAT1/pdat1-2 locus occurs. Whereas plants expressing the AtDGAT1pro:AtDGAT1 transgene containing the first intron mostly recover phenotypes to wild-type. This study establishes that a combination of the promoter and first intron of AtDGAT1 provides the proper context for temporal and tissue-specific expression of AtDGAT1 in pollen. Furthermore, we discuss possible mechanisms of intron mediated regulation and how regulatory elements can be used as genetic tools to functionally replace TAG biosynthetic enzymes in Arabidopsis.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsDiacylglycerol O-AcyltransferaseGene Expression Regulation, PlantIntronsPlants, Genetically ModifiedPollenPromoter Regions, GeneticSeedsAcyltransferasesLipid MetabolismPhenotypeTriglyceridesAcyltransferasesArabidopsis ProteinsDGAT1 protein, ArabidopsisDiacylglycerol O-AcyltransferasePDAT1 protein, ArabidopsisTriglyceridesArabidopsis thalianaDGAT1embryofirst intronpollenregulatory elementstranscription factortriacylglycerol

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PMCPMC11617664

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