Fatty acids in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are synthesized by the host plant

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Luginbuehl, L. H., Menard, G. N., Kurup, S., Van-Erp, H., Radhakrishnan, G. V., Breakspear, A., Oldroyd, G. E. D. and Eastmond, P. J. 2017. Fatty acids in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are synthesized by the host plant. Science - AAAS. 356 (6343), pp. 1175-1178. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan0081

AuthorsLuginbuehl, L. H., Menard, G. N., Kurup, S., Van-Erp, H., Radhakrishnan, G. V., Breakspear, A., Oldroyd, G. E. D. and Eastmond, P. J.
Abstract

Plants form beneficial associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which facilitate nutrient acquisition from the soil. In return, the fungi receive organic carbon from the plants. The transcription factor RAM1 (REQUIRED FOR ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZATION 1) is crucial for this symbiosis, and we demonstrate that it is required and sufficient for the induction of a lipid biosynthetic pathway that is expressed in plant cells accommodating fungal arbuscules. Lipids are transferred from the plant to mycorrhizal fungi, which are fatty acid auxotrophs, and this lipid export requires the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase RAM2, a direct target of RAM1. Our work shows that in addition to sugars, lipids are a major source of organic carbon delivered to the fungus, and this is necessary for the production of fungal lipids.

Year of Publication2017
JournalScience - AAAS
Journal citation356 (6343), pp. 1175-1178
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan0081
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Funder project or codeDesigning Seeds for Nutrition and Health (DS)
Understanding the role of lipases in controlling seed storage oil composition
Designing oilseeds for nutrition and health
*Design Oilseeds (Peter Eastmond)
TPM - Tailoring Plant Metabolism - Work package 1 (WP1) - High value lipids for health and industry
Publisher's version
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online16 Jun 2017
Publication process dates
Accepted17 May 2017
Copyright licenseCC BY
PublisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
ISSN0036-8075

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