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Table 1 A functional study of PDAT derived from different species

From: The synchronous TAG production with the growth by the expression of chloroplast transit peptide-fused ScPDAT in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Gene

Origin

Research

Conclusion

References

CrPDAT

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Utilizing RNA-Seq insert mutants

Artificial microRNA silencing of PDAT

Demonstrating the relevance of the transacylation pathway

CrPDAT possesses acyl hydrolase activities, mediated membrane lipid turnover and degradation

[13]

[10]

ScPDAT

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Lacking the predicted membrane-spanning region of ScPDAT expressed in Pichia pastoris

ScPDAT can catalyze a number of transacylation reactions at a low rate

[11]

AtPDAT

Arabidopsis

Exploring role of enzymes in TAG synthesis by RNA interference

Over-expression of AtPDAT in microsomal preparations of roots and leaves

Coexpression of PDAT1 with oleosin

Disruption of SDP1 TAG lipase or PXA1 severely decreases FA turnover, leading to increases in leaf TAG accumulation

The velocity of AtPDAT dependent on acyl composition

Enhancing fatty acid synthesis and diverting fatty acids from membrane lipids to triacylglycerol

Over-expression of PDAT1 enhances the turnover of FAs in leaf lipids

[9]

[12]

[14]

[15]

LuPDAT

Linum usitatissimum L.

Over-expression of LuPDAT genes in yeast and Arabidopsis

Certain PDATs have the unique ability to efficiently channel ALA into TAG

[16]

MiPDAT

Myrmecia incisa Reisigl

Over-expression of MiPDAT and increase transcription levels in M. incisa

The mechanism is discussed that MiPDAT in this microalgal uses PC to yield TAG

[1]