Modification of erucic acid content in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) by up-regulation and down-regulation of the Brassica juncea FATTY ACID ELONGATION1 (BjFAE1) gene

Kanrar, S. ; Venkateswari, J. ; Dureja, P. ; Kirti, P. B. ; Chopra, V. L. (2006) Modification of erucic acid content in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) by up-regulation and down-regulation of the Brassica juncea FATTY ACID ELONGATION1 (BjFAE1) gene Plant Cell Reports, 25 (2). pp. 148-155. ISSN 0721-7714

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Abstract

In Brassicas, the Fatty Acid Elongation1 (FAE1) gene product, a 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase, is the first in a 4-enzyme complex involved in the synthesis of erucic acid from oleic acid. The FAE1 homologue from Brassica juncea cv. Pusa Bold was cloned in a binary vector both in sense and antisense orientations under the control of the CaMV35S promoter. The recombinant binary vectors were used to transform B. juncea cv. RLM 198 via Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The presence of the transgene was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and Southern hybridization. Northern and western analyses showed the expression of the gene and protein, respectively, in the transgenic plants. Analyses of the fatty acid profile of the seed oil from homozygous T4 generation seeds revealed that over-expression of the FAE1 gene caused a 36% increase in the percent of erucic acid (37-49% compared to 36% in untransformed control). The down-regulation of FAE1 caused an 86% decrease in the percent of erucic acid to as low as 5% in the seed oil of transgenic plants. Thus, it is clearly possible to alter erucic acid content of mustard by altering the expression level of the FAE 1 gene.

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Keywords:Brassica Juncea; Indian Mustard; Fatty Acid Elongation 1; Erucic Acid; very Long Chain Fatty Acids
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