Acyltransferases are key contributors to triacylglycerol (TAG) synthesis and, thus, are of great importance for seed oil quality. The effects of increased or decreased expression of ACYL-COENZYME A:DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE1 (DGAT1) or PHOSPHOLIPID:DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE (PDAT) on seed lipid composition were assessed in several Camelina sativa lines. Furthermore, in vitro assays of...

KADLECOVA, V., D. NEMECKOVA, K. JECMINKOVA and L. STADNIK, 2014. The effects of polymorphism in the DgAt1 gene on energy balance and milk production traits in primiparous Holstein cows during the first six months of lactation. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 20: 203-209 The aim of this study was to analyze the effects and significance of DGAT1 K232A polymorphism on milk production traits – milk yield, co...

BLAT (BLAST-Like Alignment Tool) analyses of the opossum (Monodelphis domestica) and zebrafish (Danio rerio) genomes were undertaken using amino acid sequences of the acylglycerol acyltransferase (AGAT) superfamily. Evidence is reported for 8 opossum monoacylglycerol acyltransferase-like (MGAT) (E.C. 2.3.1.22) and diacylglycerol acyltransferase-like (DGAT) (E.C. 2.3.1.20) genes and proteins, in...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease worldwide. NAFLD usually begins as low-grade hepatic steatosis which further progresses in an age-dependent manner to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma in some patients. Ghrelin is a hormone known to promote adiposity in rodents and humans, but its potential role in hep...

The effects of genes are commonly estimated using random regression models based on test-day data and only give a general gene effect. Alternatively, lactation curve models can be used to estimate biological and environmental effects, or to predict missing test-day data and perform breeding value estimation. This study combines lactation curve models and estimation of gene effects to represent ...

BACKGROUND Jatropha curcas is an important biofuel crop due to the presence of high amount of oil in its seeds suitable for biodiesel production. Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are the most abundant form of storage oil in plants. Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase (DGAT1) enzyme is responsible for the last and only committed step in seed TAG biosynthesis. Direct upregulation of TAG biosynthesis in seeds...

Objective of this study was to assess the association of SNP in the diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1), thyroglobulin (TG), and micromolar calcium-activated neutral protease (CAPN1) genes with carcass composition and meat quality traits in Bos indicus cattle. A population of Brahman calves (n = 479) was developed in central Florida from 1996 to 2000. Traits analyzed were ADG, hip height...

in this study we estimated the allele and genotype frequencies of scd1 and dgat1 gene polymorphism. the analysis was conducted on 408 holstein cows from five dairy herds in isfahan province. genotypes were identified using pcr-rflp technique. two genetic variants (a and v) of the scd1 gene were observed in this experiment. the frequency of a-allele ranged from 0.49 to 0.66, while frequency of v...

the aim of this study was to test the genotypes effect of dgat1 gene on breeding value in iranian holstein milk production traits. for this purpose, 103 semen samples of registered bulls were collected and then genotyped for partial region of dgat1 gene. the studied traits were milk yield (my), fat yield (fy), protein yield (py), fat percentage (fp) and protein percentage (pp). first lactation ...