Determination of FAT-1 desaturase activity and substrate preference.

ABSTRACT: n-3 PUFAs possess numerous health benefits. The FAT-1 desaturase in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans is a Δ15-desaturase that converts n-6 PUFAs into n-3 PUFAs. Transgenic expression of FAT-1 has been used in organisms, such as pigs, mice, and fish, to improve n-3 PUFA levels. However, the determination of FAT-1 activity and substrate preference per se remains unclear. AlphaFold structure prediction revealed that FAT-1 is an integral membrane protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum, and it consists of four transmembrane helices (1-4) with a functional CYTB5 domain in the N terminus and a desaturase domain containing three histidine-rich sequences (His boxes) in the C terminus. A small region in the desaturase domain containing amino acids 210-217, especially G212, G216, and S

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12743521 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature