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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2014, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (8): 68-75.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20140810

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Gene Analysis of α-Linolenic Acid Metabolism of Camellia oleifera Seeds Based on RNA-Seq

Jiang Nan1,2, Tan Xiaofeng1, Zhang Lin1, Zeng Yanling1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Non-Wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha 410004;
    2. Hunan University of Technology Zhuzhou 412008
  • Received:2013-10-11 Revised:2014-02-24 Online:2014-08-25 Published:2014-07-31
  • Contact: 谭晓风

Abstract:

In an effort to better understand the factors that regulate α-linolenic acid metabolism in Camellia oleifera seeds, the transcriptome library and expression profile of C. oleifera seeds both in the fruit expanding period and at the peak stage of lipid biosynthesis have been constructed and the functional genes related to α-linolenic acid metabolism have been analyzed in detail. Study on transcriptome showed that there were one hundred and twelve non-redundant gene unigenes related to α-linolenic acid metabolism and ninety-four unigenes related to biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids of C. oleifera seeds, including twelve kinds of key enzyme genes regulating α-linolenic acid metabolism. The results of expression profile analysis showed that these genes had different expression patterns. These genes regulate the synthesis of α-linolenic acid and its conversion process to other unsaturated fatty acid at different developmental stage. The real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed relative expression regularity of the key enzyme genes such as LOX, AOS, ACOX, AOC, OPR, AACT, PLA2, HPL, DOX, MFP, FAD2, FAD3 in α-linolenic acid metabolism in fruit expanding period and the oil synthesis peak stage, which agreed with the results of expression profile analysis. The findings would provide a scientific basic for Camellia breeding of good quality with increasing content of α-linolenic acid.

Key words: Camellia oleifera, transcriptome, expression profile, α-linolenic acid metabolism, gene expression

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