Gene Details:

  • Gene ID:
  • Gene Symbol: CaFAD2
  • Gene Name: fatty acid desaturase2
  • Genome:
  • Species: Crambe abyssinica

Functional Descriptions:

  • The individual effect of each CaFAD2 gene on oil composition was investigated through studying transgenic lines (CaFAD2-RNAi) for differential expression levels in relation to the composition of seed-oil.
  • The silencing effect in these T1-plants ranged from the moderate silencing (40% to 50% reduction) of all three CaFAD2 genes to strong silencing (95% reduction) of CaFAD2-C3 alone.
  • A significant reduction in expression level (P<0.01) in both families was only observed for CaFAD2-C3 together with significantly different C18:1 and PUFA levels in oil.
  • CaFAD2-C3 expression is highly correlated to levels of C18:1 (r=-0.78) and PUFA (r=0.75), which suggests that CaFAD2-C3 is the most important one for changing the oil composition of crambe.

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