Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 261-271.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2021-1293

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Effects of Temperature on the Growth,Total Lipid and Eicosapentaenoic Acid Synthesis of Eustigmatos sp.

XU Jin1(), LI Tao1,2,3, LI Chu-lin2, ZHU Shun-ni1, WANG Zhong-ming1(), XIANG Wen-zhou2,3()   

  1. 1. Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development,CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy,Guangzhou 510640
    2. Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica,South China Sea Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Guangzhou 510301
    3. Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Guangzhou),Guangzhou 511458
  • Received:2021-10-13 Online:2022-06-26 Published:2022-07-11
  • Contact: WANG Zhong-ming,XIANG Wen-zhou E-mail:xujin@ms.giec.ac.cn;wangzm@ms.giec.ac.cn;xwz@scsio.ac.cn

Abstract:

Eustigmatos sp. has received great attention due to its high content of eicosapentaenoic acid(EPA). Temperature is an important factor affecting the synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids. In this study,Eustigmatos sp. JHsu-01 was used as the experimental strain and cultured in the 2 conditions,high temperature(30℃)and low temperature(15℃). The growth,lipid accumulation,fatty acid composition and the expressions of key genes involved in lipid synthesis were measured and the effects of temperature on the EPA synthesis patterns were investigated. The results showed that the low-temperature enhanced the synthesis of membrane lipids and EPA in Eustigmatos sp.,and the highest EPA content was 2.78% DW. Glycolipids were the main carrier of EPA,but temperature changed the distribution of EPA between glycolipids and neutral lipids. The results of transcriptome demonstrated that under low temperature conditions,the expression of key genes in de novo fatty acid synthesis,triacylglycerols(GPAT,plsC,PLPP and DGAT),glycolipids(MGD and DGD),sulfolipids(SQD1 and SQD2)and ω-3 synthesis pathways(Δ5 Des,Δ6 Des and Δ15 Des)were up-regulated. In conclusion,low temperature is an important culture condition to promote the synthesis of EPA in Eustigmatos,and it is also an optimal cultivation approach for obtaining high-content glycolipid EPA. The research results may provide a theoretical and technical guidance to increase the production of EPA.

Key words: polyunsaturated fatty acids, Eustigmatos, EPA, temperature, transcriptome