Production of b-ketoacyl-Co A, which is catalyzed by 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase（KCS）, is the first step in very long chain fatty acid（VLCFA） biosynthesis. Here we identified 58 KCS genes from Gossypium hirsutum, 31 f...Production of b-ketoacyl-Co A, which is catalyzed by 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase（KCS）, is the first step in very long chain fatty acid（VLCFA） biosynthesis. Here we identified 58 KCS genes from Gossypium hirsutum, 31 from G. arboreum and 33 from G. raimondii by searching the assembled cotton genomes. The gene family was divided into the plant-specific FAE1-type and the more general ELO-type. KCS transcripts were widely expressed and 32 of them showed distinct subgenome-specific expressions in one or more cotton tissues/organs studied. Six Gh KCS genes rescued the lethality of elo2Δelo3Δ yeast double mutant,indicating that this gene family possesses diversified functions.Most KCS genes with GA-responsive elements（GAREs） in the promoters were significantly upregulated by gibberellin A_3（GA）.Exogenous GA_3 not only promoted fiber length, but also increased the thickness of cell walls significantly. GAREs present also in the promoters of several cellulose synthase（CesA） genes required for cell wall biosynthesis and they were all induced significantly by GA_3. Because GA treatment resulted in longer cotton fibers with thicker cell walls and higher dry weight per unit cell length, we suggest that it may regulate fiber elongation upstream of the VLCFA-ethylene pathway and also in the downstream steps towards cell wall synthesis.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the China National Basic Research Program (2010CB126000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (90717009)
文摘Production of b-ketoacyl-Co A, which is catalyzed by 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase（KCS）, is the first step in very long chain fatty acid（VLCFA） biosynthesis. Here we identified 58 KCS genes from Gossypium hirsutum, 31 from G. arboreum and 33 from G. raimondii by searching the assembled cotton genomes. The gene family was divided into the plant-specific FAE1-type and the more general ELO-type. KCS transcripts were widely expressed and 32 of them showed distinct subgenome-specific expressions in one or more cotton tissues/organs studied. Six Gh KCS genes rescued the lethality of elo2Δelo3Δ yeast double mutant,indicating that this gene family possesses diversified functions.Most KCS genes with GA-responsive elements（GAREs） in the promoters were significantly upregulated by gibberellin A_3（GA）.Exogenous GA_3 not only promoted fiber length, but also increased the thickness of cell walls significantly. GAREs present also in the promoters of several cellulose synthase（CesA） genes required for cell wall biosynthesis and they were all induced significantly by GA_3. Because GA treatment resulted in longer cotton fibers with thicker cell walls and higher dry weight per unit cell length, we suggest that it may regulate fiber elongation upstream of the VLCFA-ethylene pathway and also in the downstream steps towards cell wall synthesis.
