Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1-like gene (<i>PtDGAT1</i>) and uses thereof

摘要

An isolated protein which is at least partially encoded by a polynucleotide sequence encoding a novel acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1-like gene (PtDGAT1) from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricomutum is provided together with a composition which includes the isolated protein and a transgenic organism transformed by a polynucleotide encoding same. The invention also provides a method for producing or enhancing the production of oil or triacylglycerols with high saturated fatty acids content.

主权项

1. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a cDNA coding portion encoding a Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase protein comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1.