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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
A Caenorhabditis elegans ORF encoding the presumptive condensing enzyme activity of a fatty acid elongase has been characterized functionally by heterologous expression in yeast. This ORF (F56H11. 4) shows low similarity to Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes involved in fatty acid elongation. The substrate specificity of the C. elegans enzyme indicated a preference for Delta(6)-desaturated C18 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Coexpression of this activity with fatty acid desaturases required for the synthesis of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids resulted in the accumulation of arachidonic acid from linoleic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid from alpha-linolenic acid. These results demonstrate the reconstitution of the n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathways. The C. elegans ORF is likely to interact with endogenous components of a yeast elongation system, with the heterologous nematode condensing enzyme F56H11.4 causing a redirection of enzymatic activity toward polyunsaturated C18 fatty acid substrates.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6421-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Heterologous reconstitution in yeast of the polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Arable Crops Research, Long Ashton Research Station, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol, Long Ashton, Bristol BS41 9AF, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't