PRODUCTION OF DHA AND OTHER LC-PUFAS IN PLANTS

The present invention provides a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthase system that allows and/or improves the production of PUFAs in a host organism and a recombinant host organism (e.g.， genetically modified with one or more accessory proteins (e.g.， PPTase and/or ACoAS)) Plants). The invention also relates to products obtained from such organisms (eg oils and/or seeds) as well as methods of making and using such organisms (to obtain PUFA). The invention provides recombinant host organisms (e.g.， plants) genetically modified with a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthase system and one or more accessory proteins (e.g.， PPTase and/or ACoAS) that allow for and/or improve the production of PUFAs in the host organism. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such organisms (e.g.， to obtain PUFAs) as well as products obtained from such organisms (e.g.， oil and/or seed). The invention provides recombinant host organisms (e.g.， plants) genetically modified with a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthase system and one or more accessory proteins (e.g.， PPTase and/or ACoAS) that allow for and/or improve the production of PUFAs in the host organism. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such organisms (e.g.， to obtain PUFAs) as well as products obtained from such organisms (e.g.， oil and/or seed).