Gene expression in plant lipid metabolism in Arabidopsis seedlings

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Hsiao, A-S., Haslam, R. P., Michaelson, L. V., Liao, P., Napier, J. A. and Chye, M-L. 2014. Gene expression in plant lipid metabolism in Arabidopsis seedlings. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e107372. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107372

AuthorsHsiao, A-S., Haslam, R. P., Michaelson, L. V., Liao, P., Napier, J. A. and Chye, M-L.
Abstract

Events in plant lipid metabolism are important during seedling establishment. As it has not been experimentally verified whether lipid metabolism in 2- and 5-day-old Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings is diurnally-controlled, quantitative real-time PCR analysis was used to investigate the expression of target genes in acyl-lipid transfer, β-oxidation and triacylglycerol (TAG) synthesis and hydrolysis in wild-type Arabidopsis WS and Col-0. In both WS and Col-0, ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN3 (ACBP3), DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE1 (DGAT1) and DGAT3 showed diurnal control in 2- and 5-day-old seedlings. Also, COMATOSE (CTS) was diurnally regulated in 2-day-old seedlings and LONG-CHAIN ACYL-COA SYNTHETASE6 (LACS6) in 5-day-old seedlings in both WS and Col-0. Subsequently, the effect of CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 (CCA1) and LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL (LHY) from the core clock system was examined using the cca1lhy mutant and CCA1-overexpressing (CCA1-OX) lines versus wild-type WS and Col-0, respectively. Results revealed differential gene expression in lipid metabolism between 2- and 5-day-old mutant and wild-type WS seedlings, as well as between CCA1-OX and wild-type Col-0. Of the ACBPs, ACBP3 displayed the most significant changes between cca1lhy and WS and between CCA1-OX and Col-0, consistent with previous reports that ACBP3 is greatly affected by light/dark cycling. Evidence of oil body retention in 4- and 5-day-old seedlings of the cca1lhy mutant in comparison to WS indicated the effect of cca1lhy on storage lipid reserve mobilization. Lipid profiling revealed differences in primary lipid metabolism, namely in TAG, fatty acid methyl ester and acyl-CoA contents amongst cca1lhy, CCA1-OX, and wild-type seedlings. Taken together, this study demonstrates that lipid metabolism is subject to diurnal regulation in the early stages of seedling development in Arabidopsis.

Year of Publication2014
JournalPLOS ONE
Journal citation9, p. e107372
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107372
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Rothamsted Research
Funder project or codeDesigning Seeds for Nutrition and Health (DS)
Directors Award
*Design Oilseeds (Olga Sayanova)
Publisher's version
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online29 Sep 2014
Publication process dates
Accepted09 Aug 2014
Copyright licenseCC BY
ISSN1932-6203
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLOS)

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