[HTML][HTML] Desaturases and elongases involved in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in aquatic animals: From genes to functions

Ó Monroig, AC Shu-Chien, N Kabeya, DR Tocher… - Progress in lipid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are rich in “omega-3” long-chain (C 20-24) polyunsaturated fatty acids
(LC-PUFA). Their production has been historically accepted to derive mostly from marine …

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in chordates: Insights into the evolution of Fads and Elovl gene repertoire

LFC Castro, DR Tocher, O Monroig - Progress in lipid research, 2016 - Elsevier
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) are major components of complex lipid
molecules and are also involved in numerous critical biological processes. Studies …

Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and aquaculture in perspective

DR Tocher - Aquaculture, 2015 - Elsevier
In the 40 years since the essentiality of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in fish was first
established by determining quantitative requirements for 18: 3n− 3 and 18: 2n− 6 in rainbow …

Regulation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in teleost fish

D Xie, C Chen, Y Dong, C You, S Wang… - Progress in Lipid …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA, C 20-24),
including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20: 5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n …

Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids support aerial insectivore performance more than food quantity

CW Twining, JT Brenna, P Lawrence… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Once-abundant aerial insectivores, such as the Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), have
declined steadily in the past several decades, making it imperative to understand all aspects …

Highly unsaturated fatty acids in nature: what we know and what we need to learn

CW Twining, JT Brenna, NG Hairston Jr, AS Flecker - Oikos, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The supply and demand of omega‐3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (ω‐3 HUFA) in natural
ecosystems may lead to resource limitation in a diverse array of animal taxa. Here, we …

The evolutionary ecology of fatty‐acid variation: Implications for consumer adaptation and diversification

CW Twining, JR Bernhardt, AM Derry… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The nutritional diversity of resources can affect the adaptive evolution of consumer
metabolism and consumer diversification. The omega‐3 long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty …

Desaturases and elongases involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in aquatic invertebrates: a comprehensive review

Ó Monroig, N Kabeya - Fisheries Science, 2018 - Springer
Invertebrates represent a large proportion of the biomass in aquatic ecosystems, particularly
in the ocean. In recent years, invertebrates have been well-consolidated models in …

A key metabolic gene for recurrent freshwater colonization and radiation in fishes

A Ishikawa, N Kabeya, K Ikeya, R Kakioka, JN Cech… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Colonization of new ecological niches has triggered large adaptive radiations. Although
some lineages have made use of such opportunities, not all do so. The factors causing this …

[HTML][HTML] Two alternative pathways for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n-3) biosynthesis are widespread among teleost fish

A Oboh, N Kabeya, G Carmona-Antoñanzas… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) plays important physiological roles in vertebrates. Studies in
rats and rainbow trout confirmed that DHA biosynthesis proceeds through the so-called …