Yellow lupine gene encoding stearoyl-ACP desaturase - organization, expression and potential application.

• Authors: Żaneta Zaborowska , Michał Starzycki , Iwona Femiak , Michał Świderski , Andrzej B Legocki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A gene for the Δturase specific to stearoyl-ACP (acyl carrier protein) was identified from yellow lupine (Lupinus luteus) cDNA and genomic libraries through the differential display method. The desaturase transcript appears in plants infected with Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lupinus) as revealed by Northern hybridization, RT-PCR and expression of β-glucuronidase under the desaturase promoter. A small amount of desaturase transcript was also detected in uninfected plants, which suggests that the gene does not belong to the strict nodule-specific sequences. The desaturase provides unsaturated fatty acids for additional cell membrane synthesis. During nodule and symbiosome development a peribacteroid membrane is formed and the requirement for membrane surface increases, thus the level of desaturase expression is also higher. Transgenic plants of Nicotiana tabacum with overexpression of the full-length lupine stearoyl-ACP desaturase sequence were obtained. They revealed higher content of unsaturated fatty acids (especially oleic acid) in comparison with control plants.

Keywords

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nitrogen fixation; root nodules; stearoyl-ACP desaturase; fatty acids; yellow lupine

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2002
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 29-42

Dates

published

2002

received

2001-09-19

revised

2001-12-3

accepted

2002-02-04

Contributors

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Żaneta Zaborowska

• Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Z. Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland

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Michał Starzycki

• Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, Branch Division Poznań, Poznań, Poland

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Iwona Femiak

• Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Z. Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland

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Michał Świderski

• Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Z. Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland

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Andrzej B Legocki

• Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Z. Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland

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