Functional analysis of three type-2 DGAT homologue genes for triacylglycerol production in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-20

  La Russa, M ^a,b   Bogen, C ^a   Uhmeyer, A ^a   Doebbe, A ^a   Filippone, E ^b   Kruse, O ^a   Mussgnug, J H ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; DGAT; Lipid; Microalga; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASES; BIO-ENERGY; CANDIDATE GENES; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DGAT; FATTY ACID PROFILES; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH CONDITIONS; HIGH ENERGY; HIGHER PLANTS; IN-VIVO; LIPID ACCUMULATIONS; LIPID BIOSYNTHESIS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGA; MRNA EXPRESSION LEVEL; MRNA LEVEL; NEUTRAL LIPID; OVEREXPRESSION STRAIN; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS; STRESS CONDITION; TOTAL LIPIDS; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS; WILD TYPES;

ALGAE; BIOCHEMISTRY; GLYCEROL; LIPIDS; SULFUR;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BIOFUEL; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 2; FATTY ACID; MESSENGER RNA; SULFUR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GREEN ALGA; LIPOGENESIS; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; FATTY ACIDS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROALGAE; NITROGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; STARCH; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SULFUR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84867629131     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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