MarpolBase - An evolutionarily ancient fatty acid desaturase is required for the synthesis of hexadecatrienoic acid, which is the main source of the bioactive jasmonate in Marchantia polymorpha.

An evolutionarily ancient fatty acid desaturase is required for the synthesis of hexadecatrienoic acid, which is the main source of the bioactive jasmonate in Marchantia polymorpha.

Soriano, G., et al. · 2022 · New Phytologist research

Gene ID	Name	Evidence / Role	Function (this paper)
Mp3g10660	MpFAD5	experimental subject	Evolutionarily ancient fatty acid desaturase (FAD5); required for synthesis of hexadecatrienoic acid (16:3), the main source of the bioactive jasmonate (dn-OPDA) in M. polymorpha. Mpfad5 mutant analyzed.
Mp2g26590	MpCOI1	experimental comparator	Jasmonate co-receptor; MpCOI1-mediated responses assayed as readout of jasmonate signaling.
Mp3g25140	MpAPT	experimental tool	APT (Mp3g25140); qPCR reference.
Mp5g16510	MpDIR39	experimental background	Dirigent protein (Mp5g16510); wound-responsive DEG.
Mp2g12220	MpLOX8	experimental background	Lipoxygenase (Mp2g12220); jasmonate/wound-responsive DEG.
Mp5g21760	MpPATATIN missing	experimental background	Patatin-like lipase (Mp5g21760); wound-responsive DEG.