WO2014058296A1 - Methods and kits for increasing or predicting oil yield - Google Patents
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- This application relates to methods and kits for increasing or predicting oil yield, and more particularly to methods for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant, methods for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant, and kits for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant or predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant.
- the African oil palm Elaeis guineensis Jacq. is an important oil-food crop.
- Oil palm plants are monoecious, i.e. single plants produce both male and female flowers, and are characterized by alternating series of male and female inflorescences.
- the male inflorescence is made up of numerous spikelets, and can bear well over 100,000 flowers.
- Oil palm is naturally cross-pollinated by insects and wind.
- the female inflorescence is a spadix which contains several thousands of flowers borne on thorny spikelets. A bunch carries 500 to 4,000 fruits.
- the oil palm fruit is a sessile drupe that is spherical to ovoid or elongated in shape and is composed of an exocarp, a mesocarp containing palm oil, and an endocarp surrounding a kernel.
- Oil palm is important both because of its high yield and because of the high quality of its oil.
- yield oil palm is the highest yielding oil-food crop, with a recent average yield of 3.67 tonnes per hectare per year and with best progenies known to produce about 10 tonnes per hectare per year.
- Oil palm is also the most efficient plant known for harnessing the energy of sunlight for producing oil.
- quality oil palm is cultivated for both palm oil, which is produced in the mesocarp, and palm kernel oil, which is produced in the kernel. Palm oil in particular is a balanced oil, having almost equal proportions of saturated fatty acids ( ⁇ 55% including 45% of palmitic acid) and unsaturated fatty acids ( ⁇ 45%), and it includes beta carotene.
- the palm kernel oil is more saturated than the mesocarp oil. Both are low in free fatty acids.
- the current combined output of palm oil and palm kernel oil is about 50 million tonnes per year, and demand is expected to increase substantially in the future with increasing global population and per capita consumption of oils and fats.
- oil palm is the highest yielding oil-food crop, current oil palm crops produce well below their theoretical maximum.
- conventional methods for identifying potential high-yielding palms for use in crosses to generate progeny with higher yields require cultivation of palms and measurement of production of oil thereby over the course of many years, which is both time and labor intensive.
- DIGE difference gel electrophoresis
- Regulatory Toxicology & Pharmacology article in press
- Hajduch et al 6 Journal of Proteome Research 3232-41 (2007), respectively.
- this approach was used to differentiate one cultivar from others, and also to compare expression of allergen proteins.
- sunflower several leads in seed oil traits have been identified for further investigation.
- triacylglycerides is achieved by increasing the glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity.
- Zou et al U.S. Pat. No. 6,825,039, discloses a method for increasing oil content in a plant by modulating pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase protein expression, including a step of stably transforming a plant cell with a plant pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter.
- Zou et al. U.S. Pat. No.
- 7,057,091 discloses a method of changing the oil or biopolymer content of a plant, plant storage organ, or plant seed, the method including introducing a sense or anti-sense nucleic acid construct into a plant transformation vector to produce a modified plant transformation vector, wherein the sense or anti-sense nucleic acid construct includes an isolated, purified, or recombinant nucleic acid encoding a Brassica pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase protein, among other steps.
- a method for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant comprises determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a parental oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the method also comprises selecting progeny of the parental oil palm plant based on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase being lower and the level of glycerol-3- phosphate dehydrogenase being higher for the parental oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant, to obtain a high-yielding oil palm plant.
- a method for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant comprises determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3 -phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a test oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the method also comprises predicting oil yield of the test oil palm plant based on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase being lower and the level of glycero -3- phosphate dehydrogenase being higher for the test oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant.
- kits for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant or predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant comprises an antibody for detection of triose-phosphate isomerase.
- the kit also comprises an antibody for detection of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
- the kit also comprises an extract of a mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant.
- FIG. 1 is a graph of relative amounts of triose-phosphate isomerase protein (density) versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (diamonds) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (X symbols). Statistically significant differences are noted (stars).
- FIG. 2 is a graph of relative amounts of fructose- 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase protein (density) versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (diamonds) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (X symbols). Statistically significant differences are noted (stars).
- FIG. 3 is a graph of relative amounts of ATP citrate lyase protein (expression intensity) versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (squares) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (X symbols). Statistically significant differences are noted (stars).
- FIG. 4 is a graph of relative amounts of pyruvate kinase protein (expression intensity) versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (squares) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (X symbols). Statistically significant differences are noted (stars).
- FIG. 5 is a graph of relative amounts of aconitase protein (expression intensity) versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high- yielding oil palm plants (squares) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (X symbols).
- FIG. 6 is a graph of total lipid content (grams per gram of biomass) for yeast strains corresponding to wild-type ( 1), a strain that over-expresses fructose- 1 ,6- bisphosphate aldolase (2), a strain that over-expresses glycerol-3-phosphate
- dehydrogenase (3) a strain that over-expresses cytosolic triose-phosphate isomerase (4), a strain that over-expresses plastidial triose-phosphate isomerase (5), and a strain that over-expresses glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (6). Error bars are shown.
- FIG. 7 is a graph of relative concentration of 16:0 fatty acids, i.e. saturated 16- carbon fatty acids (expressed as relative abundance), versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles). Error bars are shown. Statistically significant differences based on a -value ⁇ 0.005 are noted (*).
- FIG. 8 is a graph of relative concentration of 18:0 fatty acids, i.e. saturated 18- carbon fatty acids (expressed as relative abundance), versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles). Error bars are shown. Statistically significant differences based on a »-value ⁇ 0.005 are noted (*).
- FIG. 9 is a graph of relative concentration of 18: 1 fatty acids, i.e. mono- unsaturated 18-carbon fatty acids (expressed as relative abundance), versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles). Error bars are shown.
- FIG. 10 is a graph of concentration of fructose 1 ,6-bisphosphate (expressed as nmol/g dry weight), versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles). Error bars are shown. Statistically significant differences based on a -value ⁇ 0.005 are noted (*).
- FIG. 1 1 is a graph of concentration of glycerol 3-phosphate (expressed as nmol/g dry weight), versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles). Error bars are shown. Statistically significant differences based on a /7-value ⁇ 0.005 are noted (*).
- FIG. 12 is a graph of concentration of 3-phosphoglyceric acid (expressed as nmol/g dry weight), versus time ( 2 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles). Error bars are shown. Statistically significant differences based on a 7-value ⁇ 0.005 are noted (*).
- FIG. 13 is a graph of concentration of malic acid (expressed as nmol/g dry weight), versus time ( 12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles). Error bars are shown. Statistically significant differences based on a ⁇ -value ⁇ 0.005 are noted (*).
- FIG. 14 is a graph of concentration of isocitric acid (expressed as nmol/g dry weight), versus time ( 12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles). Error bars are shown. Statistically significant differences based on a -va ue ⁇ 0.005 are noted (*).
- FIG. 15 is a graph of concentration of 2-oxoglutaric acid (expressed as nmol/g dry weight), versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination), for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles). Error bars are shown. Statistically significant differences based on a 7-value ⁇ 0.005 are noted (*).
- the application is drawn to methods for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant comprising: (i) determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a parental oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof; and (ii) selecting progeny of the parental oil palm plant based on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase being lower and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being higher for the parental oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant, to obtain a high- yielding oil palm plant.
- the application is also drawn to methods for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant comprising: (i) determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3 -phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a test oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 2 1 weeks after pollination thereof; and (ii) predicting oil yield of the test oil palm plant based on the level of triose- phosphate isomerase being lower and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being higher for the test oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant.
- kits for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant or predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant comprising: an antibody for detection of triose-phosphate isomerase; an antibody for detection of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; and an extract of a mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant.
- triose- phosphate isomerase and relatively higher levels of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, e.g. in the parental or test oil palm plant in comparison to a reference oil palm plant, is indicative of increasing carbon flux toward dihydroxyacetone phosphate at a critical branch point in biosynthesis, based on the lower levels of triose-phosphate isomerase, combined with converting dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glycerol 3-phosphate efficiently, based on the higher levels of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. It is believed that this combination in particular allows for increased production of glycerol 3- phosphate, which provides the backbone molecule of lipids including triglycerides, without having dihydroxyacetone phosphate accumulate to toxically high levels.
- parental oil palm plant means an oil palm plant from which progeny have been generated, are generated, or will be generated during the course of carrying out methods for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant as disclosed herein or using kits for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant as disclosed herein.
- test oil palm plant means an oil palm plant which has been subjected, is subjected, or will be subjected to a step of determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit thereof during the course of carrying out methods for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant as disclosed herein.
- reference oil palm plant means an oil palm plant used as a basis for comparison in determining oil palm yield traits.
- the reference oil palm plant can be, for example, an oil palm plant that produces high, average, or low amounts of palm oil, depending on the context of the particular application.
- the reference oil palm plant can be an oil palm plant that produces 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 tonnes of palm per hectare per year.
- high-yielding refers to yields of palm oil in mesocarp tissue of fruits of palm oil plants.
- the method for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant can comprise determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycero 1-3 -phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a parental oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof.
- Triose-phosphate isomerase catalyzes the interconversion of glyceraldehyde 3- phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate in plant cell cytosol and plastids and plays an important role in metabolism by replenishing glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate in plant cells as it is consumed during glycolysis. Accordingly, relatively lower levels of triose- phosphate isomerase can result in a relative increase in dihydroxyacetone phosphate in oil palm cells.
- the triose-phosphate isomerase can comprise a cytosolic isoform, e.g. SEQ ID NO: 1.
- the triose-phosphate isomerase can comprise a plastidial isoform, e.g. SEQ ID NO: 2.
- GIycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase catalyzes the reversible redox conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glycerol 3-phosphate and serves to link carbohydrate metabolism and lipid metabolism. Accordingly, the increase in glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity can result in an increase in glycerol 3-phosphate available for lipid production.
- the glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of the parental oil palm plant can comprise a plastidial isoform, e.g. SEQ ID NO: 3.
- triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a parental oil palm plant can be
- mesocarp tissue e.g. a crude preparation, a minimally purified preparation, or a highly purified preparation of mesocarp proteins.
- the preparation can include total mesocarp proteins, or a subset of mesocarp proteins, e.g. soluble proteins, insoluble proteins, proteins having an isoelectric point between pH 4 to 7, or proteins having higher or lower isoelectric points.
- the mesocarp tissue itself may be obtained at a particular developmental stage of the fruit from which it is derived, at any time following pollination. As is known in the art, the onset of oil deposition in oil palm follows pollination according to the following time frame.
- Oil deposition in the endosperm starts at approximately 12 weeks after pollination and is almost complete by 16 weeks after pollination.
- Oil deposition in mesocarp starts at approximately 15 weeks after pollination and continues until fruit maturity at about 20 weeks after pollination. More specifically, 12 weeks after pollination marks the start of oil deposition in endosperm but precedes the start of oil deposition in mesocarp, 16 weeks after pollination marks the point of highest transcript expression level in mesocarp, following the initiation of oil biosynthesis after pollination, and 18 weeks after pollination marks the time at which transcript expression would be expected to decrease as the fruit matures.
- the mesocarp tissue itself may be obtained 1 1 -21 weeks after pollination, 13-21 weeks after pollination, 15-21 weeks after pollination, 17- 21 weeks after pollination, 19-21 weeks after pollination, 1 1 -19 weeks after pollination, 13- 19 weeks after pollination, 15-19 weeks after pollination, 17- 19 weeks after pollination, 1 1 - 17 weeks after pollination, 13-17 weeks after pollination, 15-17 weeks after pollination, 1 1 -15 weeks after pollination, 13- 15 weeks after pollination, or 1 1 -13 weeks after pollination, or 1 1 , 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, or 21 weeks after pollination.
- the level of the protein can be expressed in terms such as mass protein per mass mesocarp tissue, intensity of signal of protein relative to intensity of signal of reference, or other suitable terms.
- At least one of the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3- phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a parental oil palm plant can be determined, for example, by a technique such as an in vitro assay, two-dimensional fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis, antibody-based detection, immunoblot detection, dot-blot detection, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, an enzyme activity assay, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (also termed T-PC ), RNA-seq, hybridization, or microarray.
- an in vitro assay encompasses the various techniques noted, as well as others.
- Two-dimensional fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis can include CyDye labeling of total proteins in a sample, followed by separation and detection of the protein.
- Antibody-based detection can be carried out, for example, by use of monoclonal antibodies or polyclonal antibodies raised against the protein, for quantitative or qualitative detection, and includes immunoblot detection and dot-blot detection, among others.
- chromatography-mass spectrometry can be carried out for quantitation and comparison of protein based, for example, on quantitation of spectral features.
- An enzyme activity assay can be used to measure levels based on activity.
- Analyses based on RT-PCR, RNA- seq, hybridization, or microarray can be used to measure levels based on quantitation of corresponding transcripts.
- triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase can be determined in parallel or in series, on the same or different samples of mesocarp tissue, and/or by the same or different techniques.
- the step of determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glyceroI-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a parental oil palm plant can be carried out in comparison to mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant.
- the comparison can be made, for example, by determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant as described above for the parental oil palm plant, e.g.
- the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3- phosphate dehydrogenase can be determined in parallel or in series, on the same or different samples of mesocarp tissue, and/or by the same or different techniques.
- the comparison can also be made, for example, relative to previously determined levels of triose-phosphate isomerase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 2 1 weeks after pollination thereof, e.g. without need for determining the levels of triose-phosphate isomerase and glycerol- 3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant at the time that the levels of triose-phosphate isomerase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the parental oil palm plant are determined.
- the comparison can be made, for example, by comparing the respective level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the respective level of glyceroI-3-phosphate
- dehydrogenase for the parental oil palm plant and the reference oil palm plant, by an in vitro assay as discussed above, and checking for differences between the levels for the parental oil palm plant and the reference oil palm plant.
- a comparison is considered to reveal a biologically and/or statistically significant difference based, for example, on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase in the mesocarp tissue of the parental oil palm plant being lower than that of the reference oil palm plant by, for example, more than 1.1 fold, 1.25 fold, 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 4 fold, or more, with p values of, for example, ⁇ 0.025, ⁇ 0.05, or ⁇ 0.1.
- such a comparison is considered to reveal a biologically and/or statistically significant difference based, for example, on the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the mesocarp tissue of the parental oil palm being higher than that of the reference oil palm plant by, for example, more than 1.1 fold, 1.25 fold, 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 4 fold, or more, again with p values of, for example, ⁇ 0.025, ⁇ 0.05, or ⁇ 0.1.
- the comparison may be facilitated by use of software for determining and comparing signal intensities, for example by use of Image Quant software (version 6.0, Amersham Biosciences), followed by Biological Variation Analysis using DeCyder (TM) 2D software version 6.5 (Amersham
- the method for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant can also comprise selecting progeny of the parental oil palm plant based on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase being lower and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being higher for the parental oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant, to obtain a high-yielding oil palm plant.
- the step of selecting progeny of the parental oil palm plant can be carried out, for example, by choosing a parental oil palm plant for propagation based on the comparison, i.e. the level of triose-phosphate isomerase being lower and the level of gIycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being higher, and crossing the plant with another oil palm plant, e.g.
- the selecting is based on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the parental oil palm plant 14 to 19 weeks after pollination thereof being lower in comparison to the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant 14 to 19 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the selecting is based on the level of gIycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the parental oil palm plant 14 to 19 weeks after pollination thereof being higher in comparison to the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant 14 to 19 weeks after pollination thereof.
- fruit type is a monogenic trait in oil palm that is important with respect to breeding and commercial production of palm oil.
- oil palms with either of two distinct fruit types are generally used in breeding and seed production through crossing in order to generate palms for commercial production of oil (also termed “commercial planting materials” or “agricultural production plants”).
- the first fruit type is dura (genotype: sh+ sh+), which is characterized by a thick shell corresponding to 28 to 35% of the fruit by weight, with no ring of black fibres around the kernel of the fruit.
- sh+ sh+ the mesocarp to fruit ratio varies from 50 to 60%, with extractable oil content in proportion to bunch weight of 18 to 24%.
- the second fruit type is pisifera (genotype: sh- sh-), which is characterized by the absence of a shell, the vestiges of which are represented by a ring of fibres around a small kernel. Accordingly, for pisifera fruits, the mesocarp to fruit ratio is 90 to 100%. The mesocarp oil to bunch ratio is comparable to the dura at 16 to 28%. Pisiferas are however usually female sterile as the majority of bunches abort at an early stage of development.
- Crossing dura and pisifera gives rise to palms with a third fruit type, the tenera (genotype: sh+ sh-).
- Tenera fruits have thin shells of 8 to 10 % of the fruit by weight, corresponding to a thickness of 0.5 to 4 mm, around which is a characteristic ring of black fibres.
- the ratio of mesocarp to fruit is comparatively high, in the range of 60 to 80%.
- Commercial tenera palms generally produce more fruit bunches than duras, although mean bunch weight is lower.
- the extractable oil to bunch ratio is in the range of 20 to 30%, the highest of the three fruit types, and thus tenera are typically used as commercial planting materials.
- Dura palm breeding populations used in Southeast Asia include Serdang Avenue, UIu emis (which incorporated some Serdang Avenue material), Johor Labis, and
- Elmina estate including Deli Dumpy, all of which are derived from Deli dura.
- Pisifera breeding populations used for seed production are generally grouped as Yangambi, AVROS, Binga and URT. Other dura and pisifera populations are used in Africa and South America.
- the parental oil palm plant is a dura palm selected from the group consisting of Deli dura, Serdang Avenue dura, Ulu Remis dura, Johor Labis dura, Elmina estate dura, and Deli Dumpy dura.
- the parental oil palm plant is a pisifera palm selected from the group consisting of Yangambi pisifera, AVROS pisifera, Binga pisifera, and URT pisifera.
- Oil palm breeding is primarily aimed at selecting for improved parental dura and pisifera breeding stock palms for production of superior tenera commercial planting materials. Such materials are largely in the form of seeds although the use of tissue culture for propagation of clones continues to be developed.
- parental dura breeding populations are generated by crossing among selected dura palms. Based on the monogenic inheritance of fruit type, 100% of the resulting palms will be duras. After several years of yield recording and confirmation of bunch and fruit characteristics, duras are selected for breeding based on phenotype.
- pisifera palms are normally female sterile and thus breeding populations thereof must be generated by crossing among selected teneras or by crossing selected teneras with selected pisiferas.
- the tenera x tenera cross will generate 25% duras, 50% teneras and 25% pisiferas.
- the tenera x pisifera cross will generate 50% teneras and 50% pisiferas.
- the yield potential of pisiferas is then determined indirectly by progeny testing with the elite duras, i.e. by crossing duras and pisiferas to generate teneras, and then determining yield phenotypes of the fruits of the teneras over time. From this, pisiferas with good general combining ability are selected based on the performance of their tenera progenies. Intercrossing among selected parents is also carried out with progenies being carried forward to the next breeding cycle.
- priority selection objectives include high oil yield per unit area in terms of high fresh fruit bunch yield and high oil to bunch ratio (thin shell, thick mesocarp), high early yield (precocity), and good oil qualities, among other traits.
- the parental oil palm plant is a dura breeding stock plant
- the progeny comprises an oil palm plant selected from the group consisting of a dura breeding stock plant and a tenera agricultural production plant
- the high- yielding oil palm plant is selected from the group consisting of a dura breeding stock plant and a tenera agricultural production plant.
- the method is carried out with the purpose of generating improved dura breeding stock, in which case the parental dura breeding stock plant is crossed with another dura breeding stock plant to obtain a high ⁇ yielding oil palm plant directly among the progeny, which will also be dura breeding stock plants.
- the method is carried out with the purpose of generating improved tenera agricultural production plants, in which case the parental dura breeding stock plant is crossed with a pisifera breeding stock plant to obtain a high-yielding oil palm plant directly among the progeny, which will be tenera agricultural production plants.
- the parental oil palm plant is a tenera breeding stock plant
- the progeny comprises an oil palm plant selected from the group consisting of a tenera breeding stock plant, a pisifera breeding stock plant, and a tenera agricultural production plant
- the high-yielding oil palm plant is selected from the group consisting of a tenera breeding stock plant and a tenera agricultural production plant.
- the method may be carried out with the purpose of generating improved tenera breeding stock, in which case the parental tenera breeding stock plant is crossed with another tenera breeding stock plant, to obtain a tenera high-yielding palm plant directly among the progeny, of which 25% will be dura, 50% will be tenera, and 25% will be pisifera.
- the method is carried out with the purpose of generating improved tenera agricultural production plants, in which case the parental tenera breeding stock plant is crossed with a pisifera breeding stock plant, to yield progeny corresponding to 50% tenera and 50% pisifera. The pisifera resulting from this cross can in turn be used as pisifera breeding stock for generation of tenera agricultural production plants.
- Progeny plants may be cultivated by conventional approaches, e.g. seedlings may be cultivated in polyethylene bags in pre-nursery and nursery settings, raised for about 12 months, and then planted as seedlings, with progeny that are known or predicted to exhibit high yields chosen for further cultivation.
- seedlings may be cultivated in polyethylene bags in pre-nursery and nursery settings, raised for about 12 months, and then planted as seedlings, with progeny that are known or predicted to exhibit high yields chosen for further cultivation.
- the oil yield of the high-yielding oil palm plant can be increased by at least 5% relative to the parental oil palm plant.
- the oil yield of the high-yielding oil palm plant can be increased by at least 10%, 15%, 20%, or more, relative to the parental oil palm plant.
- the oil yield can also be increased without causing a deleterious shift in the profile of fatty acids of the oil, e.g. without causing a deleterious shift in the profile of C I 6:0, C I 8:0, and/or CI 8: 1 fatty acids.
- the method for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant can further comprise determining at least one of the level of malate dehydrogenase and the level of ATP citrate lyase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the parental oil palm plant 1 1 to 2 1 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the malate dehydrogenase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 4.
- the ATP citrate lyase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 5.
- the at least one level can be determined as described above, e.g.
- the comparison can also be made as described above, e.g. by comparing the at least one respective level, for the parental oil palm plant and the reference oil palm plant, by an in vitro assay as discussed above, and checking for differences between the level for the parental oil palm plant and the reference oil palm plant.
- the method for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant can further comprise selecting progeny of the parental oil palm plant based also on at least one of the level of malate dehydrogenase being higher and the level of ATP citrate lyase being higher for the parental oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant, to obtain the high- yielding oil palm plant.
- the selecting can also be carried out as described above, e.g. by choosing a parental oil palm plant for propagation based on the comparison, i.e. at least one of the level of malate dehydrogenase being higher and the level of ATP citrate lyase being higher, and crossing the plant with another oil palm plant, e.g. another oil palm plant in which at least one of the level of malate dehydrogenase is higher and the level of ATP citrate lyase is higher, by conventional breeding techniques to obtain progeny corresponding to the high-yielding oil palm plant.
- the step of selecting can be based on both the level of malate dehydrogenase being higher and the level of ATP citrate lyase being higher.
- the method for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant can further comprise determining at least one of the level of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, the level of fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate aldolase, the level of pyruvate kinase, and the level of aconitase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the parental oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 6.
- the fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate aldolase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 7.
- the pyruvate kinase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 8.
- the aconitase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 9. Again, the at least one level can be determined as described above, and the comparison can also be made as described above.
- the method for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant can further comprise selecting progeny of the parental oil palm plant based also on at least one of the level of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being lower, the level of fructose- 1,6- bisphosphate aldolase being higher, the level of pyruvate kinase being higher, and the level of aconitase being higher for the parental oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant, to obtain the high-yielding oil palm plant.
- the selecting can be carried out as described above.
- the step of selecting can be based on at least two or at least three of the level of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being lower, the level of fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate aldolase being higher, the level of pyruvate kinase being higher, and the level of aconitase being higher, e.g. the level of glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate dehydrogenase being lower and the level of fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate aldolase being higher.
- the step of selecting can be based on all four of the level of gIyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being lower, the level of fructose- 1 , 6-bisphosphate aldolase being higher, the level of pyruvate kinase being higher, and the level of aconitase being higher.
- a method for obtaining palm oil from a high-yielding oil palm plant comprises obtaining the high-yielding oil palm plant as described above.
- the method also comprises isolating palm oil from a fruit of the high-yielding oil palm plant.
- the step of isolating palm oil may be carried out by conventional
- a method for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant is also disclosed.
- the method for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant can comprise determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a test oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the triose-phosphate isomerase of the test oil palm plant can comprise SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2.
- the gIycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of the test oil palm plant can comprise SEQ ID NO: 3.
- the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase can be determined as described above, e.g. in a preparation of proteins from mesocarp tissue, including total mesocarp proteins or a subset of mesocarp proteins, and/or at a particular developmental stage of the fruit, e.g.
- At least one of the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a parental oil palm plant can be determined, for example, by a technique such as an in vitro assay, two- dimensional fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis, antibody-based detection, immunoblot detection, dot-blot detection, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, an enzyme activity assay, T-PCR, RNA-seq, hybridization, or microarray.
- the comparison can also be made as described above, e.g. by comparing the respective level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the respective level of gIycerol-3- phosphate dehydrogenase, for the test oil palm plant and the reference oil palm plant, by an in vitro assay as discussed above, and checking for differences between the levels for the test oil palm plant and the reference oil palm plant.
- such a comparison is considered to reveal a biologically and/or statistically significant difference based, for example, on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase in the mesocarp tissue of the test oil palm plant being lower than that of the reference oil palm plant by, for example, more than 1.1 fold, 1.25 fold, 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 4 fold, or more, with p values of, for example, ⁇ 0.025, ⁇ 0.05, or ⁇ 0.1.
- such a comparison is considered to reveal a biologically and/or statistically significant difference based, for example, on the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the mesocarp tissue of the test oil palm being higher than that of the reference oil palm plant by, for example, more than 1.1 fold, 1.25 fold, 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 4 fold, or more, again with p values of, for example, ⁇ 0.025, ⁇ 0.05, or ⁇ 0.1.
- the method for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant can also comprise predicting oil yield of the test oil palm plant based on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase being lower and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being higher for the test oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant.
- the predicting may be carried out, for example, based on the extent to which the level of triose- phosphate isomerase is lower and/or the extent to which the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is higher, and/or based on correlations between the levels and yield.
- the predicting is based on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the test oil palm plant 14 to 19 weeks after pollination thereof being lower in comparison to the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant 14 to 19 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the predicting is based on the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the test oil palm plant 14 to 19 weeks after pollination thereof being higher in comparison to the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant 14 to 19 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the method for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant can further comprise determining at least one of the level of malate dehydrogenase and the level of ATP citrate lyase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the test oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the malate dehydrogenase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 4
- the ATP citrate lyase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 5.
- the at least one level can be determined as described above, and the comparison can also be made as described above.
- the method for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant can further comprise predicting oil yield of the test oil palm plant based also on at least one of the level of malate dehydrogenase being higher and the level of ATP citrate lyase being higher for the test oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant.
- the predicting can also be carried out as described above.
- the predicting can be based both the level of malate dehydrogenase being higher and the level of ATP citrate lyase being higher.
- the method for increasing oil yield of a test oil palm plant can further comprise determining at least one of the level of gIyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, the level of fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate aldolase, the level of pyruvate kinase, and the level of aconitase in the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the test oil palm plant I I to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to the mesocarp tissue of the fruit of the reference oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof.
- the gIyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 6, the fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate aldolase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 7, the pyruvate kinase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 8, and/or the aconitase can comprise SEQ ID NO: 9.
- the at least one level can be determined as described above, and the comparison can also be made as described above.
- the method for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant can further comprise predicting oil yield of the test oil palm plant based also on at least one of the level of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being lower, the level of fructose- 1 ,6- bisphosphate aldolase being higher, the level of pyruvate kinase being higher, and the level of aconitase being higher for the test oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm lant.
- the predicting can be based on at least two or at least three of the level of glyceraIdehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being lower, the level of fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate aldolase being higher, the level of pyruvate kinase being higher, and the level of aconitase being higher, e.g. the level of glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate dehydrogenase being lower and the level of fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate aldolase being higher.
- the predicting can be based on all four of the level of glyceraldehyde-3 -phosphate dehydrogenase being lower, the level of fructose- 1 ,6- bisphosphate aldolase being higher, the level of pyruvate kinase being higher, and the level of aconitase being higher.
- a kit for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant or predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant is also disclosed.
- the kit can comprise: (i) an antibody for detection of triose-phosphate isomerase; (ii) an antibody for detection of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; and (iii) an extract of a mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant.
- the triose-phosphate isomerase, as detected can comprise SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2.
- the glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, as detected can comprise SEQ ID NO: 3.
- the antibodies can be prepared by methods that are well known in the art. As will be appreciated from the foregoing, the kit can be used to carry out the method for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant and/or the method for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant as discussed above.
- the kit can further comprise instructions indicating use of the antibodies for: (i) determining the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a parental or test oil palm plant 1 1 to 21 weeks after pollination thereof in comparison to the extract; and (ii) selecting progeny of the parental oil palm plant or predicting oil yield of the test oil palm plant based on the level of triose-phosphate isomerase being lower and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being higher for the parental or test oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant.
- high-yielding oil palms and low-yielding oil palms Two screening populations of oil palm plants, a high-yielding screening population (also termed HY) and a low-yielding screening population (also termed LY), were used.
- the screening populations were derived from crosses of Serdang Avenue dura (at least 75% of Serdang Avenue dura) and AVROS pisifera (at least 75% of AVROS pisifera) to yield tenera progeny.
- the high-yielding and low-yielding palms are defined by the quantity of oil produced by them in tonnes per hectare per year.
- samples of mesocarp tissue of individual plants selected from the high-yielding screening population and the low-yielding screening population were collected at specific time points of the fruit development.
- the mesocarp samples were sliced, pulverized in liquid nitrogen, and stored at -80 °C.
- the pulverized mesocarp samples were then extracted and profiled using high-throughput omics platforms including transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to identify potential candidates/biomarkers (e.g. genes) related to yield trait, as follows.
- Arabidopsis one-color microarray-based gene expression analysis Samples oil palm transcripts obtained from high-yielding palms and low yielding palms at 16 weeks after pollination were hybridized on 4 x 44 microarray formats. Procedures for the preparation, labeling of complex biological targets, and hybridization, washing, scanning, and feature extraction of Agilent's 60-mer oligonucleotide microarrays for gene expression analysis were adapted from "One-color microarray-based gene expression analysis version 6.0" by Agilent Technologies.
- triose-phosphate isomerase was down-regulated (> 1.7 fold) in high-yielding palms compared to low-yielding palms at week 16 after pollination, with a p value of 0.02.
- CyDye labeling For each sample, 30 ⁇ g of protein was mixed with 1.0 ⁇ of diluted CyDye, and kept in dark on ice for 30 minute. Samples from each pair of high- yielding and low-yielding palms were labeled with Cy3 and Cy5, respectively, while the internal standard was labeled with Cy2. The labeling reaction was stopped by adding 1.0 ⁇ of 1 0 mM Lysine to the sample, and incubating in dark on ice for additional 15 minutes. The 3 labeled samples were then mixed together.
- the 2X 2-D Sample buffer (8 M urea, 4% CHAPS, 20 mg/ml DTT, 2% pharmalytes and trace amount of bromophenol blue), 100 ⁇ Destreak solution and rehydration buffer (7 M urea, 2 M thiourea, 4% CHAPS, 20 mg/ml DTT, 1 % pharmalytes and trace amount of bromophenol blue) were added to the labeling mix to make the total volume of 250 ⁇ .
- the resulting mixture was thoroughly mixed and spun down prior to loading the labeled samples onto immobilized pH gradient gel (IPG) strips housed in a strip holder.
- IPG immobilized pH gradient gel
- DIGE gels were designed to contain the appropriate sample pairings in order to facilitate gel analysis in the later part of the experiment. A total of 9 DIGE gels were produced with the sample pairing.
- the internal standard (also termed IS) is used to match and normalize protein patterns across different DIGE gels, therefore negating the problem of inter-gel variation. It allows accurate quantification of differences between samples with an associated statistical significance. Quantitative comparisons of protein between samples are made on the relative change of each protein spot to its own in-gel internal standard.
- the IPG strips were incubated in the freshly made equilibration buffer- 1 (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.8, containing 6 M urea, 30% glycerol, 2% SDS, trace amount of bromophenol blue and 10 mg/mi DTT) for 15 minutes with gentle shaking.
- the strips were then rinsed in the freshly made equilibration buffer-2 (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.8, containing 6 M urea, 30% glycerol, 2% SDS, trace amount of bromophenol blue and 45 mg/ml DTT) for 10 minutes with gentle shaking.
- the IPG strips were rinsed in the SDS- polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) gel running buffer before transferring into 12% SDS-gels.
- SDS-gels were run at 15 °C until running of the dye front out of the gels.
- triose-phosphate isomerase which is expressed at lower levels in high-yielding versus low-yielding palms
- fructose bisphosphate aldolase which is expressed at higher levels in high-yielding versus low-yielding palms
- glyceraIdehyde-3 -phosphate dehydrogenase which is expressed at lower levels in high-yielding versus low-yielding palms.
- TCA extraction buffer pre-cooled at -20 °C, 0.2 g + 0.5 mL was added to fine powder and further ground using mini plastic grinder. The mixture was mixed and mashed well before adding another 1 mL buffer and samples were incubated at -20 °C for 1 hour. The samples were then centrifuged at max speed (13.2 g) at 4 °C for 15 min. Sample tubes were kept on ice and the supernatant was removed using a pipette. Approximately 1.8 ml wash buffer was added to the sample and pellets were re-suspended and/or crushed using pipette tips.
- Samples were incubated at -20 °C for I hour and centrifuged at max speed at 4 °C for 15 min. Supernatant was removed and the washing step was repeated for a total of three times. Sample powder was air-dried on ice for 30 min and re-suspended in 500 ⁇ of lysis/USB buffer. The solution was incubated at 37 °C for 1 hour with continuous shaking. Samples were centrifuged at max speed at room temperature for 15 min and the supernatant was transferred to clean tubes before storing at -80 °C (pellet was stored at this temperature as back up for further use).
- Protein quantification (Bradford assay). Protein stocks ( 1.4 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l) that were diluted five-fold were used to construct the standard curve for quantification. Sample concentrations ranged from 0.244 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l (lowest) to 2.934 ⁇ / ⁇ (highest). Upon obtaining the protein stock concentration, a working stock (330 ⁇ ) was prepared at a final concentration of 0.2 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l using PBS buffer (+ 10% glycerol) for dot-blotting onto membranes.
- Fresh NBT/BCIP was prepared according to manufacturer guidelines using alkaline phosphatase (AP) buffer ( 100 mM Tris [pH 9.0], 150 mM NaCI, 1 mM MgCl 2 ). NBT/BCIP solution ( 1.5 mL) was added per membrane, followed by incubation on a Belly Dancer laboratory shaker until purple color is developed (approximately 30-45 min). The reaction was then stopped and membranes were soaked in water. The developed membranes were scanned and processed using Adobe Photoshop C84 Extended and Olympus Micro software to automatically capture and transform spot densities into excel sheets.
- AP alkaline phosphatase
- triose-phosphate isomerase expression was lower in high-yielding palms than in low-yielding palms at week 16 after pollination (FIG. 1) and that fructose bisphosphate aldolase expression was higher in high-yielding palms than in low-yielding palms at week 18 after pollination (FIG. 2).
- RNA was extracted from oil palm mesocarp tissue of six different time points as described above by using a modified RNA extraction method by Asemota et al. (2).
- the modification includes use of a composition of extraction buffer to which no phenol was added.
- the modified protocol also included an extra step of chloroform cleanup before LiCl precipitation.
- concentrations and purity of total RNA were determined by quanti ication with a NanoDrop brand spectrophotometer (Thermo Scientific).
- the AU 260/280 and AU 260/230 were measured and samples with ratios of 1.8-2.0 were accepted in quality.
- Gel electrophoresis was also performed on 1 ⁇ g of total RNA by using 1% agarose gel in TAE buffer to further determine the RNA quality. Gels were imaged by use of Alphalmager 2200 brand imaging system (Alpha Innotech).
- Custom Design Oil Palm Mesocarp Agilent Array The transcriptional expression of high and low yielding oil palm populations throughout the six different time points were determined by hybridizing the samples on custom oil palm mesocarp gene expression arrays.
- Customized gene expression oil palm mesocarp arrays were designed based on an Agilent microarray platform in 2 x 105 format. The probes were designed based on 3 1794 sequences from mesocarp transcriptome sequencing whereby the annotations were obtained by comparing to the UniProt database (unpublished data). Probes were designed using Agilent internal designed program through Agilent's eArray website. The transcriptome sequences were represented by three different probes which covered different parts of the transcriptome sequences.
- RNA samples from the mesocarp were treated and labeled with one-color Cy3 dye according to Agilent's Low Input Quick Amp Labeling protocol version 6.0 (3) as follows. A total of 100 ng of total RNA was used to synthesize cRNA, which was labeled with Cy3 dye. Labeled cRNAs were used to hybridize on the mesocarp array at 65° C for 16 hours. After hybridization, the mesocarp array was subjected to two steps of washing with wash buffer I and 2 for 1 minute for both washing steps. The array was air-dried for a few seconds before the image was scanned by using an Agilent B scanner.
- Raw microarray data were extracted from scanned images by using Feature Extraction software version 10.7.3 1 from Agilent. After the extraction, ra microarray data from each time point were further analyzed using R software. In the analysis of R software, the raw microarray data were normalized using a Quantile normalization algorithm. After normalization, each probe signal value from high yielding population samples was compared to probe signal value of samples from lo yielding population, to obtain the relative gene expression ratios of each probe between high and lo yielding populations. Probes with expression ratios of greater than 1 .5 fold were selected. The differentially expressed candidates (probes) were further filtered by using the corresponding p-value obtained.
- the p-value cut-off for each time point was based on the distribution of general p-value for all probes in that particular time point where non-differentially expressed candidates were equally distributed, in accordance with Fodor et al. (4).
- the cut-off p-values of weeks 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 were 0.05 and the cut-off p-value for week 22 was 0.01.
- the differentially expressed candidates from each time point were classified into different categories according to their gene functions using WEGO Gene Ontology (GO) system.
- results and Discussion A total of 2 1 16 candidate differentially expressed probes were obtained from six different time points by applying the cut-off above.
- the candidate differentially expressed probes were distributed as follows: week 12 (100 probes); week 14 (270 probes); week 16 (134 probes); week 18 (171 probes); week 20 (588 probes); and week 22 (853 probes). All 21 16 candidates probes represent specific sequences, termed isotigs, which can be used to design probes on arrays.
- Annotation of the candidate probes was carried out based on the Swiss-Prot database. Annotations were distributed as follows: week 12 (56 annotations from the 100 probes); week 14 (180 annotations from the 270 probes); week 16 (93 annotations from the 134 probes); week 18 (108 annotations from the 171 probes); week 20 (370 annotations from the 588 probes); and week 22 (524 annotations from the 853 probes). In total, 1331 annotated candidate probes were obtained from the six time points. The Blast2GO program was used to obtain Gene Ontology (GO) annotations for all annotated candidate probes. The annotated candidate probes were further classified according to GO using a WEGO web tool of Ye et al. (5) and cluster of orthologous group as mentioned in Wang et al. (6).
- the transcriptional expression data indicated that ATP citrate lyase expression was higher in high-yielding palms than in low-yielding palms at week 20 after pollination (FIG. 3), that pyruvate kinase expression was higher in high-yielding palms than in low-yielding palms at week 14 after pollination (FIG. 4), and that aconitase expression was higher in the high-yielding palms than in low-yielding palms at 14 weeks after pollination (FIG. 5).
- ATP citrate lyase expression was higher in high-yielding palms than in low-yielding palms at week 20 after pollination (FIG. 3)
- pyruvate kinase expression was higher in high-yielding palms than in low-yielding palms at week 14 after pollination (FIG. 4)
- aconitase expression was higher in the high-yield
- the resulting water layer (400 ⁇ ) was harvested and filtered with a 5-kDa cut-off filter (MILLIPORE, Ultrafree MC UFC3LCC).
- the filtrates were desiccated and then dissolved with 50 ⁇ of Milli-Q water. Judging from peak shapes and intensities, they were diluted by 50% and 20% for CE-TOFMS analysis in cation and anion modes, respectively.
- the run buffer was Cation Buffer Solution (p/n: H3301-1001), and the rinse buffer was Cation Buffer Solution (p/n: H3301-1001).
- Sample injection pressure was 50 mbar (10 sec).
- the MS parameters were as follows: CE voltage : Positive, 27 kV; MS ionization : ESI Positive; MS capillary voltage : 4,000 V; MS scan range : m/z 50-1,000; Sheath liquid : HMT Sheath Liquid (p/n : H3301-1020).
- the run buffer was Anion Buffer Solution (p/n: H3302- 1021), and the rinse buffer was Anion Buffer Solution (p/n: H3302-1022).
- Sample injection pressure was 50 mbar (25 sec).
- the MS parameters were as follows: CE voltage : Positive, 30 kV; MS ionization : ESI Negative; MS capillary voltage : 3,500 V; MS scan range : m/z 50-1,000; Sheath liquid : HMT Sheath Liquid (p/n: H3301-1020).
- Principal component analysis PCA
- OPLS-DA Orthogonal Partial Least Square-Discrimination Analysis
- Concentrations of the metabolites were calculated by normalization of the peak area of an internal standard. Standard curves for each of the metabolites were obtained by single- point at 100 ⁇ of standard metabolites.
- Metabolites such as 2-phosphoglyceric acid, 3-phosphoglyceric acid, and fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate were found to be in low concentration in high-yielding palms. These metabolites are highly consumed or have been utilized for oil biosynthesis in the mesocarps of high-yielding palms. It was found that the concentration of glycerol-3- phosphate was higher in high-yielding palms from week 16 to matured stage.
- Model systems Functional characterization of oil palm genes of glycolysis and lipid biosynthesis can be carried out using transformation-based approaches in model plant and microbial systems such as Arabidopsis sp. and yeast. Changes in levels of metabolites, lipid content, protein expression, or other phenotypic changes can be compared between control (i.e. wild-type) plants or microbes, mutants that over-express a particular gene, and mutants that are complemented for a particular gene. SNP analysis and function prediction of genes related to the oil palm glycolytic pathway can be carried out and the SNPs effects on these genes can be studied in yeast.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells were grown in synthetic complete (SC) minimal agar medium supplemented with appropriate auxotrophic supplements at 30 °C for 2 days.
- the yeast strain was grown overnight in SC minimal broth medium (without Uracil in the case of cultures of over-expressed mutants) at 30 °C, 200 rpm.
- the overnight culture was centrifuged at 7500 rpm at ambient temperature for 2 min. The supernatant was discarded and replenished with fresh broth medium.
- Initial OD 60 o was diluted to 0.5 and inoculated to fresh liquid medium.
- the yeast cultures (3 replicates) were harvested at 6 hours after incubation and OD 60 o was adjusted to 1.0 for extraction.
- Boiling ethanol extraction An extraction method using buffered
- the mobile phase A consisted of 10 mM ammonium formate, pH 9.0, while mobile phase B was 90% (v/v) acetonitrile in 10 mM ammonium formate, pH 9.0.
- a linear gradient was used as follows: 20% to 50% B from initial time to 5 min; 50% B from 5 min to 8 min; 50% to 20% B from 8 min to 10 min; 20% B from 10 min to 15 min.
- the total run time was 15 min, the flow was constant at 0.3 mL/min, and the curves for gradients were each 6.
- Mass Spectrometry The mass spectrometry was operated in both positive and negative mode with multiple reaction monitoring using ESI.
- the capillary voltage was set at 3.5 kV, desolvation gas set at 800 L/hr at temperature of 300 °C.
- the collision gas flow was set at 0.15 mL/min.
- the M M settings in the MS/MS function with corresponding cone voltage and collision energy were optimized for each standard compound.
- Auto dwell times were set for positive mode and negative mode, respectively.
- Total acquisition durations for both UPLC and MS were set at 15 min and 5 min, respectively. Data were acquired and processed using MassLynx V4.1 and TargetLynx, respectively.
- glycolytic metabolites determined were fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate; dihydroxyacetone phosphate; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate; glycerol-3-phosphate; 3-phosphoglyceric acid; phosphoenolpyruvate; and ribitol (as internal standard).
- fructose bisphosphate aldolase Overexpression of oil palm fructose bisphosphate aldolase in yeast resulted in intracellular fructose bisphosphate levels that were much lower than for the wild-type yeast. Fructose bisphosphate aldolase stimulated the metabolism of fructose bisphosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (9 fold) and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate ( 1 1 fold), which greatly decreased the fructose bisphosphate pool. High fructose bisphosphate aldolase activity also results in accumulation of other metabolites such as glycerol 3-phosphate, 3- phosphoglyceric acid, and phosphoenolpyruvate. Thus, the oil palm fructose
- bisphosphate aldolase showed functionality in directing flux towards dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate production.
- glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Overexpression of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase resulted in a decreased level of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, while an accumulation of 3- phosphoglyceric acid (> 15 fold) was observed in the transformants in comparison to wild-type.
- Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is essential for the maintenance of cellular ATP levels and carbohydrate metabolism (Rius et al. (9)).
- the oil palm glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase showed functionality in directing flux towards 3-phosphoglyceric acid production.
- Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Overexpression of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in yeast resulted in differential levels of glycolytic metabolites in comparison to wild-type yeast. Glycerol-3- phosphate dehydrogenase catalyzes the reduction of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glycerol 3-phosphate. An increase in conversion of glycerol 3-phosphate from yeast
- Total lipid contents of the overexpression glycolytic genes in yeast Total lipid contents of yeast transformants and wild-type yeast are shown (FIG. 6).
- Overexpression of fructose bisphosphate aldolase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase leads to an increase of lipid contents of 10% and 33%, respectively.
- overexpression of triose-phosphate isomerase and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase resulted in a decrease of lipid contents of 59% and 21%, respectively.
- LC-MS (LTQ-Orbitrap) method Extraction for LC-MS (LTQ-Orbitrap) profiling was carried out as follows. Mesocarp tissue from each fruit was lyophilized. Approximately 100 mg of each lyophilized mesocarp tissue was weighed into a 15 mL FALCON tube. Then 2 mL of 75% (v/v) isopropanol with 0.01% BHT was added to the tissue. The mixture was heated and shaken in a thermo-mixer for 15 minutes at 750 rpm.
- LC-MS (LTQ-Orbitrap) profiling was conducted on the polar (top) layer as follows.
- LC-MS data were acquired using Accela-LTQ Orbitrap brand instrument (Thermo Fisher, Germany). Sample analysis was carried out in positive and negative ion modes of detection.
- the mass scanning range was 100 to 2000 m/z, while capillary temperature was 300° C and sheath gas auxiliary gas flow rates were 35 and 15 arbitrary units ("arb"), respectively.
- the sweep gas flow rate was set at 1 arb I-spray voltage at 4.5 kb.
- the resolution was 30,000 at 1 microscan and maximum injection time at 500 ms.
- the capillary voltage and tube lens were set at 40 V and 80 V, respectively for positive ion modes.
- the gradient was as follows: 1% B (0 - 1.8 min), 10% B (3 min) to 40% B at 20 min and hold for 3 min, 90% B at 26-28 min and 1% B at 29-35 min.
- the raw data were processed and compared using Sieve version 1.2 (Thermo Fisher, Alpha Analytical, Malaysia) with the frame time and m/z width set at 1.5 min and 0.002, respectively.
- LC-MS (Xevo Triple Quad) method Mesocarp sample extraction was performed in the same manner as used for LC-MS (LTQ-Orbitrap) analysis.
- An Acquity UPLC system coupled to a detector Xevo TQs was used for analytical determination of the targeted metabolites in the mesocarp samples.
- Chromatography was conducted with an HSS T3 (2.1 x 100 mm, 1.7 ⁇ ) column. The column and samples were maintained at 45° C and 4° C, respectively.
- the LC mobile phases used were 0.1% formic acid in water (solvent A) and 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile (solvent B). The flow rate was 0.3 mL/min.
- the elution gradient was as follows: initial hold at 95% solvent A; 0 to 3 min linear gradient to 60% solvent A; 3 to 5 min 5% solvent A; 5 to 5.1 min linear gradient to 95% solvent A and hold on to 7 min. Injection volume was 3 ⁇ .
- the mass spectrometry was operated in both positive and negative mode with multiple reaction monitoring using ESI.
- the capillary voltage was set at 2.9 kV, and desolvation gas was set at 800 L/hr at temperature of 350° C.
- the collision gas flow was set at 0.15 mL/min.
- the MRM settings in the MS/MS function with corresponding cone voltage and collision energy were optimized for each standard compound.
- Auto dwell times were set for positive mode and negative mode, respectively.
- Total acquisition duration for both UPLC and MS was set at 15 min. Data were acquired and processed using MassLynx V4.1 and TargetLynx, respectively.
- Standard compounds were weighed and dissolved with 5% (v/v) acetonitrile in MilliQ water to make a stock solution with final concentration of 1 mg/mL (1000 ppm).
- the stock solutions were diluted to 1 ppm as working stock solutions.
- a mix standard at concentration of 1 ppm was prepared and injected into LC-MS daily to check system sensitivity and reproducibility.
- GC-MS method Mesocarp sample extraction was performed in the same manner as used for LC-MS (LTQ-Orbitrap) analysis. Derivatization of the polar metabolites was then conducted to enable detection using GC-MS. Samples were taken out from storage and placed in a SpeedVac concentrator for 30 minutes prior to derivatization. This was to ensure that all water content is dried off as moisture will hinder the derivatization process. Then 120 ⁇ of 20 mg/mL methoxyamine
- hydrochloride in pyridine was added and samples incubated at 60° C for 4 hours.
- N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) with 1% trimethylchlorosilane was added. This was followed with further incubation at 60° C for 1 hour. Derivatized samples were then analyzed using an Agilent 6890N Gas Chromatograph coupled with an Agilent 5973 i Mass Detector and 6890 series autosampler. Volatiles were separated on a DB-5ms column, 30 m x 0.25 mm i.d. x 0.25 ⁇ film thickness. The temperature programme was set at 80° C, held for 3 minutes, followed by a 5° C per minute ramp to 3 15° C, and holding at this temperature for 5 minutes.
- MSTFA N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide
- the injection port was splitless at 280° C while column flow was maintained constant at 1 mL/min of Helium gas.
- the MS source was set at 230° C with a scanning range of m/z 50 to m/z 650. Sample of 1 was injected into a programmable injector. The total run time is 55 minutes.
- Results Data from primary and secondary profiling were analyzed as described in Example 6. Results indicating relative metabolite concentrations versus time (12 to 22 weeks after pollination) for mesocarp tissue of fruits of high-yielding oil palm plants (triangles) versus low-yielding oil palm plants (circles) are shown for 16:0 fatty acids (FIG. 7), 18:0 fatty acids (FIG. 8), 18: 1 fatty acids (FIG. 9), fructose 1 ,6-bisphosphate (FIG. 10), glycerol 3-phosphate (FIG. 1 1), 3-phosphoglyceric acid (FIG. 12), malic acid (FIG. 13), isocitric acid (FIG.
- citric acid (FIG. 16), isocitric acid (FIG. 14) and, more markedly, 2-oxoglutaric acid (FIG. 15) all appeared at lower concentrations in the HY group of palms just preceding and during the early stages of lipid biosynthesis ( 14- 18 weeks after pollination).
- malic acid F IGS. 13 and 16
- HY and LY groups exhibited a very different concentration profile between the HY and LY groups, maintaining a significantly higher concentration in HY palms from 12 weeks after poll ination through to the mid-point of lipid biosynthesis ( 18 weeks after pollination) when it dropped to a level similar to that of the LY group. All of the organic acids in the TCA cycle were at their lowest
- FIG. 16 The differing trends of malic acid and citric acid concentration in HY and LY palms can be seen (FIG. 16), where the ratio of malic acid to citric acid is higher in HY palms from 12 weeks after pollination until when lipid biosynthesis reaches a maximum at 16-18 weeks after pollination, at which time the ratio decreases steadily to the same as LY palms. The higher
- the results indicate a divergence in carbon flux away from pyruvate and towards glycerol-3-phosphate as well as significant increases in the malate to citrate ratio preceding and during the lipid biosynthesis periods of fruit development.
- Simultaneous increases in production of glycerol-3-phosphate through glycolysis and diversion of carbon utilization for acetyl-CoA from the TCA cycle could be significant drivers of increased lipid production in oil palm.
- the results suggest more broadly that concerted changes in the glycolytic pathway enzyme activities, as discussed earlier, combined with changes to expression or activities of certain TCA cycle enzymes, can simultaneously direct flux towards the two key building blocks of lipid, i.e. glycerol and fatty acids, as a an approach for increasing oil yields of oil palm plants.
- a high-yielding oil palm plant can be obtained from a dura x pisifera cross, e.g. a dura x pisifera cross that is likely to segregate in terms of palm-oil yield performance or for commercial production of palm- oil producing plants, as described in the following prophetic example.
- a dura x pisifera cross is carried out by standard methods, and tenera progeny are obtained. The progeny are field planted and grown, until fruiting, for at least 18 months. Fruit bunch specimens are taken from each progeny plant for testing at one or more time points from 1 1 to 23 weeks post-pollination.
- Testing at multiple time points is preferable to testing at a single time point, as the former provides a higher number of comparative points.
- Fruitlets are separated immediately from the bunch and ten fruits samples are randomly selected therefrom.
- Mesocarp tissue is obtained from the ten fruit samples and combined into one mesocarp tissue sample per progeny plant. The resulting mesocarp tissue samples are frozen under liquid nitrogen until further processing.
- the level of triose-phosphate isomerase and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the mesocarp tissue samples from the progeny plants are then determined, in comparison to mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant. For example, upon resuming processing, the mesocarp tissue samples are subjected to extraction as described in Example 5 above. Then gene expression is measured with respect to the samples by use of RT-PCR, RNA-seq, hybridization, or microarray techniques. Alternatively or additionally, the mesocarp tissue samples are subjected to protein extraction as described in Example 3 or Example 4 above. Then expression of the corresponding proteins is measured with respect to the samples by use of gel
- the level of triose-phosphate isomerase being lower and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being higher for the progeny oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant is indicative of a high-yielding phenotype for the progeny.
- at least one of the level of malate dehydrogenase being higher and the level of ATP citrate lyase being higher for the progeny oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant is further indicative of a high-yielding phenotype for the progeny.
- At least one of the level of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase being lower, the level of fructose- 1 ,6- bisphosphate aldolase being higher, the level of pyruvate kinase being higher, and the level of aconitase being higher for the progeny oil palm plant in comparison to the reference oil palm plant is further indicative of a high-yielding phenotype for the progeny.
- the progeny plants are classified in terms of palm oil yields, resulting in a distribution of progeny spanning a spectrum of high-yielding palm plants to low-yielding palm plants.
- the set of high-yielding progeny are then selected for further breeding stock development.
- progeny for which the level of triose-phosphate isomerase is lower and the level of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is higher in comparison to the reference oil palm plant are classified as having a high oil palm yield.
- progeny can then be selected for further breeding stock development.
- High yielding oil palm plants including useful variants of the genes triose-phosphate isomerase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and optionally also containing useful variants of the genes malate dehydrogenase, ATP citrate lyase, gIyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, fructose- 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase, pyruvate kinase, and/or aconitase can be identified and used for selection of breeding stock development, as described in the following prophetic example.
- a population of tenera oil palms is obtained from a dura pisifera cross of commercial oil palms, breeding parental palms, or wild germplasm material.
- the tenera population is analyzed in order to identify sequence variants of the genes coding for triose-phosphate isomerase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
- Each gene variant so detected is then cloned and over-expressed separately in a suitable model system such as yeast or another oleaginous microbe using an appropriate promoter.
- the level of activity of the corresponding enzyme and/or the level of corresponding lipid production are then measured in the resulting yeast or other oleaginous microbe strains.
- triose-phosphate isomerase and optionally glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, i.e. enzymes for which decreased activity leads to higher lipid
- variants are selected based on producing the least decrease in lipid production versus wild-type and/or based on exhibiting the lowest enzymatic activity in a
- enzyme activity assay For glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and optionally malate dehydrogenase, ATP citrate lyase, fructose- 1 ,6-bisphosphate aldolase, pyruvate kinase, and/or aconitase, i.e. enzymes for which increased activity leads to higher lipid production, variants are selected based on producing the greatest increase in lipid production versus wild-type and/or based on exhibiting the highest enzymatic activity in a corresponding enzyme activity assay.
- the tenera palms that possess the greatest numbers of these beneficial variants are then identified and selected as breeding stock.
- a selection of palms with beneficial variants of different enzymes can be intercrossed to bring together multiple desirable genes in subsequent progeny plants based on this method.
- Metabolomics Workflow for Cultivation, Quenching, and Analysis of Yeast in a
- the methods and kits disclosed herein are useful for increasing oil yield of an oil palm plant and for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant, and thus for improving commercial production of palm oil.
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