Retention of fatty acyl desaturase 1 (fads1) in Elopomorpha and Cyclostomata provides novel insights into the evolution of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in vertebrates

Retention of fatty acyl desaturase 1 (fads1) in Elopomorpha and Cyclostomata provides novel insights into the evolution of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in vertebrates

Abstract Background Provision of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) in vertebrates occurs through the diet or via endogenous production from C18 precursors through consecutive elongations and desaturations. It has been postulated that the abundance of LC-PUFA in the marine environment...

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Main Authors: Mónica Lopes-Marques, Naoki Kabeya, Yu Qian, Raquel Ruivo, Miguel M. Santos, Byrappa Venkatesh, Douglas R. Tocher, L. Filipe C. Castro, Óscar Monroig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Biosynthesis
Fatty acyl desaturase
Gene duplication
Gene loss
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1271-5

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