The invention relates to a method for producing polyunsaturated fatty
acids in an organism, according to which nucleic acids coding for
polypeptides with an acyl-CoA:lysophospholipid-acyltransferase activity
am introduced into the organism. Advantageously, said nucleic acid
sequences can be expressed in the transgenic organism optionally together
with other nucleic acid sequences coding for polypeptides of the fatty
acid or lipid metabolism. The invention also relates to the inventive
nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid constructs containing the inventive
nucleic acid sequences, vectors containing the inventive nucleic acid
sequences and/or the nucleic acid constructs, and transgenic organisms
containing said nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid constructs and/or
vectors. The invention further relates to oils, lipids and/or fatty acids
produced according to the inventive method, and to the use of the same.