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DesC1 and DesC2, Δ9 Fatty Acid Desaturases of Filamentous Cyanobacteria: Essentiality and Complementarity

Plant and Cell Physiology, ISSN: 1471-9053, Vol: 65, Issue: 6, Page: 975-985
2024
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University of Tsukuba Reports Findings in Anabaena (DesC1 and DesC2, D9 Fatty Acid Desaturases of Filamentous Cyanobacteria: Essentiality and Complementarity)

2024 JAN 08 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Japan Daily Report -- New research on Gram-Negative Bacteria - Anabaena is the

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DesC1 and DesC2, which are fatty acid desaturases found in cyanobacteria, are responsible for introducing a double bond at the Δ9 position of fatty-acyl chains, which are subsequently esterified to the sn-1 and sn-2 positions of the glycerol moiety, respectively. However, since the discovery of these two desaturases in the Antarctic cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. SO-36, no further research has been reported. This study presents a comprehensive characterization of DesC1 and DesC2 through targeted mutagenesis and transformation using two cyanobacteria strains: Anabaena sp. PCC 7120, comprising both desaturases, and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, containing a single Δ9 desaturase (hereafter referred to as DesCs) sharing similarity with DesC1 in amino acid sequence. The results suggested that both DesC1 and DesC2 were essential in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 and that DesC1, but not DesC2, complemented DesCs in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. In addition, DesC2 from Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 desaturated fatty acids esterified to the sn-2 position of the glycerol moiety in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.

Bibliographic Details

Effendi, Devi B; Suzuki, Iwane; Murata, Norio; Awai, Koichiro

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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