Desaturases of a green microalga and uses thereof
AssigneeBen-Gurion University of the Negev Research and Development Authority
InventorsIskandarov Umidjon, Inna Khozin Goldberg, Zvi Hacohen
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Abstract
Isolated proteins which are at least partially encoded by polynucleotide sequences encoding novel desaturases are provided together with a composition which includes these isolated proteins. A transgenic plant, a transgenic alga, or a transgenic seed transformed by the polynucleotides encoding proteins which are at least partially encoded by novel desaturases are also provided. The invention also includes a process for making a very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in a transformed cell, a transgenic alga, or a transgenic plant expressing the isolated protein or proteins which are at least partially encoded by the polynucleotide sequences encoding novel Δ5, Δ6, or Δ12 desaturases.
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A transgenic plant, a transgenic seed, an alga transformed cell, a transfected or a transgenic alga, comprising a polynucleotide having a coding portion encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs:
- 1-3.
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