Deciphering the role of monoacylglycerol lipases (MAGL) under abiotic stress and lipid metabolism in soybean (Glycine max L.).

ABSTRACT: Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is involved in the last step of triacylglycerol breakdown by hydrolysing the monoacylglycerol (MAG) to free fatty acid and glycerol. In the present study, 21 and 38 MAGL genes were identified in Glycine max (cultivated soybean) and Glycine soja (wild) genomes, respectively. Gene-specific association performed using whole genome resequencing data by mixed linear model showed a significant association with total seed oil, linolenic, and oleic acid content. Subsequent haplotypic analysis revealed allelic variations for MAGL genes in soybean germplasm. Diversity analysis indicated a balancing selection of MAGL genes in cultivated soybean compared to wild soybean. Transient expression of three candidate MAGL proteins in Nicotiana tabacum leaves showed chloroplast-

SUBMITTER: Kumar V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12483956 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature