The present invention relates to variant thioesterases and their use in plants, e.g., to increase enzymatic activity and to promote increased production of mid-chain length fatty acids (e.g., 8 to 14 carbons) and at desired ratios. Further disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing renewable chem
The present invention relates to variant thioesterases and their use in plants, e.g., to increase enzymatic activity and to promote increased production of mid-chain length fatty acids (e.g., 8 to 14 carbons) and at desired ratios. Further disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing renewable chemicals through the manufacture of novel triglyceride oils followed by chemical modification of the oils. Oils containing fatty acid chain lengths of C8, C10, C12 or C14 are also disclosed and are useful as feedstocks in the methods described herein.
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1. A nucleic acid encoding a recombinant plant FatB acyl-ACP thioesterase comprising an N-terminal signal peptide sequence, the N-terminal signal peptide sequence comprising an algal N-terminal plastid transit peptide subsequence, linked to a C-terminal 5 to 36 amino acid sequence of a signal peptid
1. A nucleic acid encoding a recombinant plant FatB acyl-ACP thioesterase comprising an N-terminal signal peptide sequence, the N-terminal signal peptide sequence comprising an algal N-terminal plastid transit peptide subsequence, linked to a C-terminal 5 to 36 amino acid sequence of a signal peptide from a plant FatB thioesterase, wherein: the C-terminal 5 to 36 amino acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:37 (SLK(R/K)); andwherein the 5 to 36 amino acid sequence is heterologous to the N-terminal plastid transit peptide subsequence; and whereinthe nucleic acid is optionally codon optimized for expression in an algal host cell. 2. The nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the algal N-terminal plastid transit peptide subsequence is from Chlorella protothecoides Stearoyl ACP Desaturase (SAD) protein. 3. The nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the C-terminal 5 to 36 amino acid sequence comprises: a) at least 5 amino acid corresponding to residues selected from the group consisting of amino acid residues 43-59 of SEQ ID NO:43; and amino acid residues 43-59 of SEQ ID NO:44;b) at least 5 amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of amino acid residues 43-59 of SEQ ID NO:43; and amino acid residues 43-59 of SEQ ID NO:44; and/orc) an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO:38. 4. The nucleic acid of claim 1, comprising codon bias for improved expression in an algal host cell. 5. An expression cassette comprising the nucleic acid of claim 1. 6. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of claim 1. 7. A host cell transformed with the nucleic acid of claim 1. 8. The host cell of claim 7, wherein the host cell is an oleaginous cell. 9. The host cell of claim 7, wherein the host cell is selected from an algae cell and a microalgae cell. 10. The host cell of claim 7, wherein the algae cell is of the genus Prototheca. 11. The host cell of claim 10, wherein the algae cell is selected from the group consisting of Prototheca moriformis, Prototheca krugani, Prototheca stagnora and Prototheca zopfii. 12. The host cell of claim 7, wherein the host cell further comprises an exogenous lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase gene encoding an active lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) that catalyzes the transfer of a mid-chain fatty-acyl group to the sn-2 position of a substituted acylglyceroester. 13. An algae or microalgae transformed with the nucleic acid of claim 1. 14. The algae of claim 13, wherein the algae is of the genus Prototheca. 15. The algae of claim 13, wherein the algae is selected from the group consisting of Prototheca moriformis, Prototheca krugani, Prototheca stagnora and Prototheca zopfii. 16. A method of producing an algae or a microalgae that produces an oil having increased C12 fatty acids, comprising transforming the algae or microalgae with the nucleic acid of claim 1, expressing the recombinant plant acyl-ACP thioesterase to produce fatty acids, wherein the algae or microalgae transformed with the nucleic acid has increased C12 fatty acids as compared to an algae or microalgae not containing the nucleic acid; and cultivating the algae or microalgae so as to produce the oil. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the algae or microalgae produces at least 1% increased levels of C12:0 fatty acids in comparison to an untransformed algae or microalgae or an algae or microalgae transformed with a wild-type-acyl-ACP thioesterase. 18. A method of producing an oil, comprising transforming the algae or microalgae with the nucleic acid of claim 1, expressing the recombinant acyl-ACP thioesterase to produce fatty acids, wherein the algae or microalgae transformed with the nucleic acid has increased C12 fatty acids as compared to algae or microalgae not containing the nucleic acid, and recovering the oil produced by the algae or microalgae comprising the fatty acids. 19. A method of producing an oil, comprising culturing the algae or microalgae of claim 13, expressing the recombinant acyl-ACP thioesterase to produce fatty acids, wherein the algae or microalgae transformed with the nucleic acid has increased C12 fatty acids as compared to an algae or microalgae not containing the nucleic acid, and recovering the oil produced by the algae or microalgae comprising the fatty acids. 20. The nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the 5 to 36 amino acid C-terminal signal sequence comprises at least 5 amino acids. 21. The nucleic acid of claim 20, wherein the 5 to 36 amino acid C-terminal signal sequence comprises at least 15 amino acids. 22. The nucleic acid of claim 21, wherein the 5 to 36 amino acid C-terminal signal sequence comprises at least 20 amino acids. 23. The nucleic acid of claim 22, wherein the 5 to 36 amino acid C-terminal signal sequence comprises at least 25 amino acids. 24. The nucleic acid of claim 23, wherein the 5 to 36 amino acid C-terminal signal sequence comprises at least 30 amino acids. 25. The nucleic acid of claim 24, wherein the 5 to 36 amino acid C-terminal signal sequence comprises at least 35 amino acids.
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