Properties and Biotechnological Applications of Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol Acyltransferase and Phospholipid:diacylglycerol Acyltransferase from Terrestrial Plants and Microalgae

Substrate preferences of long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase and diacylglycerol acyltransferase contribute to enrichment of flax seed oil with α-linolenic acid

(2018) Yang Xu et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Using lipidomics to reveal details of lipid accumulation in developing seeds from oilseed rape ( Brassica napus L.)

(2018) Helen K. Woodfield et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

Interaction of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase with lipid surfaces and apolipoprotein A-I-derived peptides

(2018) Marco G. Casteleijn et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 is activated by phosphatidate and inhibited by SnRK1-catalyzed phosphorylation

(2018) Kristian Mark P Caldo et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 contributes to freezing tolerance

(2018) Steven A. Arisz et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE and DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE Modulate Triacylglycerol and Phosphatidic Acid Production in the Plant Response to Freezing Stress

(2018) Wei-Juan Tan et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Microalgae to biofuels: ‘Promising’ alternative and renewable energy, review

(2018) Eyasu Shumbulo Shuba et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Thioesterase overexpression inNicotiana benthamianaleaf increases the fatty acid flux into triacylgycerol

(2017) Anna El Tahchy et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Heterologous expression of DGAT genes in the marine microalga Tetraselmis chui leads to an increase in TAG content

(2017) Patricia Úbeda-Mínguez et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Multiple mechanisms contribute to increased neutral lipid accumulation in yeast producing recombinant variants of plant diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1

(2017) Yang Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Overexpression of a diacylglycerol acyltransferase gene in Phaeodactylum tricornutum directs carbon towards lipid biosynthesis

(2017) Jorge Dinamarca et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Discovery of a new mechanism for regulation of plant triacylglycerol metabolism: The peanut diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 gene family transcriptome is highly enriched in alternative splicing variants

(2017) Ling Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Accelerated triacylglycerol production and altered fatty acid composition in oleaginous microalga Neochloris oleoabundans by overexpression of diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2

(2017) Paeka Klaitong et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Producing Designer Oils in Industrial Microalgae by Rational Modulation of Co-evolving Type-2 Diacylglycerol Acyltransferases

(2017) Yi Xin et al.   Molecular Plant

Simultaneous Targeting of Multiple Gene Homeologs to Alter Seed Oil Production in Camelina sativa

(2017) J. A. Aznar-Moreno et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

A reconfigured Kennedy pathway which promotes efficient accumulation of medium-chain fatty acids in leaf oils

(2017) Kyle B. Reynolds et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Phosphorylation of WRINKLED1 by KIN10 Results in Its Proteasomal Degradation, Providing a Link between Energy Homeostasis and Lipid Biosynthesis

(2017) Zhiyang Zhai et al.   PLANT CELL

Membrane topology and identification of key residues of Ea DAcT, a plant MBOAT with unusual substrate specificity

(2017) Tam N. T. Tran et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

High-performance variants of plant diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 generated by directed evolution provide insights into structure function

(2017) Guanqun Chen et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Two Acyltransferases Contribute Differently to Linolenic Acid Levels in Seed Oil

(2017) Sofia Marmon et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A Specialized Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Contributes to the Extreme Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Content of Cuphea Seed Oil

(2017) Umidjon Iskandarov et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Plant Lipid Droplets and Their Associated Proteins: Potential for Rapid Advances

(2017) Anthony H.C. Huang   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Oleaginous microalgae Nannochloropsis as a new model for biofuel production: Review & analysis

(2017) Junying Liu et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Turning Over a New Leaf in Lipid Droplet Biology

(2017) Michal Pyc et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Lipid metabolism and potentials of biofuel and high added-value oil production in red algae

(2017) Naoki Sato et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Variant Amino Acid Residues Alter the Enzyme Activity of Peanut Type 2 Diacylglycerol Acyltransferases

(2017) Ling Zheng et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Characterisation of phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferases (PDATs) fromCamelina sativaand their roles in stress responses

(2017) Lixia Yuan et al.   Biology Open

Understanding the control of acyl flux through the lipid metabolic network of plant oil biosynthesis

(2016) Philip D. Bates   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

Ectopic expression of AtDGAT1, encoding diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase exclusively committed to TAG biosynthesis, enhances oil accumulation in seeds and leaves of Jatropha

(2016) Devendra Kumar Maravi et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

A Vernonia Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Can Increase Renewable Oil Production

(2016) Tomoko Hatanaka et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

A type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase accelerates the triacylglycerol biosynthesis in heterokont oleaginous microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica

(2016) Da-Wei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Increasing seed oil content and altering oil quality of Brassica napus L. by over-expression of diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (SsDGAT1) from Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.

(2016) Dan Peng et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Metabolic regulation of triacylglycerol accumulation in the green algae: identification of potential targets for engineering to improve oil yield

(2016) Elton C. Goncalves et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Genetic enhancement of oil content in potato tuber (Solanum tuberosumL.) through an integrated metabolic engineering strategy

(2016) Qing Liu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Functional analysis of diacylglycerol acyltransferase1 genes from Camelina sativa and effects of CsDGAT1B overexpression on seed mass and storage oil content in C. sativa

(2016) Hyojin Kim et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

Phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase contributes to the conversion of membrane lipids into triacylglycerol in Myrmecia incisa during the nitrogen starvation stress

(2016) Xiao-Yu Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Heterologous expression of flax PHOSPHOLIPID:DIACYLGLYCEROL CHOLINEPHOSPHOTRANSFERASE (PDCT) increases polyunsaturated fatty acid content in yeast and Arabidopsis seeds

(2015) Aruna D Wickramarathna et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Purification and properties of recombinantBrassica napusdiacylglycerol acyltransferase 1

(2015) Kristian Mark P. Caldo et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Tracking synthesis and turnover of triacylglycerol in leaves

(2015) Henrik Tjellström et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A robust all-atom model for LCAT generated by homology modeling

(2015) Jere P. Segrest et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

The high-resolution crystal structure of human LCAT

(2015) Derek E. Piper et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Acyl-Trafficking During Plant Oil Accumulation

(2015) Guanqun Chen et al.   LIPIDS

AMPK-dependent modulation of hepatic lipid metabolism by nesfatin-1

(2015) Yue Yin et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

The Phyre2 web portal for protein modeling, prediction and analysis

(2015) Lawrence A Kelley et al.   Nature Protocols

Metabolic engineering of sugarcane to accumulate energy-dense triacylglycerols in vegetative biomass

(2015) Janice Zale et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Metabolism of acyl-lipids inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2015) Yonghua Li-Beisson et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Overexpression of SsDGAT2 from Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb Increases Seed Oleic Acid Level in Arabidopsis

(2015) YiQiang Wang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

Genome-Wide Analysis ofPHOSPHOLIPID:DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE(PDAT) Genes in Plants Reveals the Eudicot-WidePDATGene Expansion and Altered Selective Pressures Acting on the Core EudicotPDATParalogs

(2015) Xue Pan et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Reducing Isozyme Competition Increases Target Fatty Acid Accumulation in Seed Triacylglycerols of Transgenic Arabidopsis

(2015) Harrie van Erp et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Structure and function of lysosomal phospholipase A2 and lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase

(2015) Alisa Glukhova et al.   Nature Communications

FAX1, a Novel Membrane Protein Mediating Plastid Fatty Acid Export

(2015) Nannan Li et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Wrinkled1 Accelerates Flowering and Regulates Lipid Homeostasis between Oil Accumulation and Membrane Lipid Anabolism in Brassica napus

(2015) Qing Li et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Deconstructing the DGAT1 Enzyme: Membrane Interactions at Substrate Binding Sites

(2015) Jose L. S. Lopes et al.   PLoS One

Engineering increased triacylglycerol accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a modified type 1 plant diacylglycerol acyltransferase

(2014) Michael S. Greer et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Deconstructing the DGAT1 enzyme: Binding sites and substrate interactions

(2014) José L.S. Lopes et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Regulation of diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 protein stability by gp78-associated endoplasmic-reticulum-associated degradation

(2014) Kwangman Choi et al.   FEBS Journal

Altered lipid composition and enhanced lipid production in green microalga by introduction of brassica diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2

(2014) Irshad Ahmad et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Choreography of Transcriptomes and Lipidomes of Nannochloropsis Reveals the Mechanisms of Oil Synthesis in Microalgae

(2014) J. Li et al.   PLANT CELL

Arabidopsis Lipins, PDAT1 Acyltransferase, and SDP1 Triacylglycerol Lipase Synergistically Direct Fatty Acids toward  -Oxidation, Thereby Maintaining Membrane Lipid Homeostasis

(2014) J. Fan et al.   PLANT CELL

Overexpression of SiDGAT1, a gene encoding acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase from Sesamum indicum L. increases oil content in transgenic Arabidopsis and soybean

(2014) Zhikun Wang et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Production of a Brassica napus Low-Molecular Mass Acyl-Coenzyme A-Binding Protein in Arabidopsis Alters the Acyl-Coenzyme A Pool and Acyl Composition of Oil in Seeds

(2014) O. Yurchenko et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Origin of  -Carotene-Rich Plastoglobuli in Dunaliella bardawil

(2014) L. Davidi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Novel reactions in acyl editing of phosphatidylcholine by lysophosphatidylcholine transacylase (LPCT) and acyl-CoA:glycerophosphocholine acyltransferase (GPCAT) activities in microsomal preparations of plant tissues

(2014) Ida Lager et al.   PLANTA

Function and Localization of the Arabidopsis thaliana Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase DGAT2 Expressed in Yeast

(2014) Laure Aymé et al.   PLoS One

Dynamic Adipocyte Phosphoproteome Reveals that Akt Directly Regulates mTORC2

(2013) Sean J. Humphrey et al.   Cell Metabolism

Biochemical pathways in seed oil synthesis

(2013) Philip D Bates et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Regulation and enhancement of lipid accumulation in oil crops: The use of metabolic control analysis for informed genetic manipulation

(2013) John L. Harwood et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ABA-insensitive (ABI) 4 and ABI5 synergistically regulateDGAT1expression inArabidopsisseedlings under stress

(2013) Yinfei Kong et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Synergistic effect of WRI1 and DGAT1 coexpression on triacylglycerol biosynthesis in plants

(2013) Thomas Vanhercke et al.   FEBS LETTERS

AtDGAT2 is a functional acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase and displays different acyl-CoA substrate preferences than AtDGAT1

(2013) Xue-Rong Zhou et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Identification and characterization of PtDGAT2B, an acyltransferase of the DGAT2 acyl-Coenzyme A: Diacylglycerol acyltransferase family in the diatomPhaeodactylum tricornutum

(2013) Yangmin Gong et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Cloning and characterization of a novel diacylglycerol acyltransferase from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

(2013) Yulin Cui et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Identification of a Pair of Phospholipid:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferases from Developing Flax ( Linum usitatissimum L.) Seed Catalyzing the Selective Production of Trilinolenin

(2013) Xue Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A thraustochytrid diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 with broad substrate specificity strongly increases oleic acid content in engineered Arabidopsis thaliana seeds

(2013) Chunyu Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Improvement of Neutral Lipid and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis by Overexpressing a Type 2 Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase in Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

(2013) Ying-Fang Niu et al.   Marine Drugs

Metabolic engineering of biomass for high energy density: oilseed-like triacylglycerol yields from plant leaves

(2013) Thomas Vanhercke et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Dual Role for Phospholipid:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase: Enhancing Fatty Acid Synthesis and Diverting Fatty Acids from Membrane Lipids to Triacylglycerol in Arabidopsis Leaves

(2013) J. Fan et al.   PLANT CELL

Altered Lipid Composition and Enhanced Nutritional Value of Arabidopsis Leaves following Introduction of an Algal Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 2

(2013) Sanjaya et al.   PLANT CELL

Phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase-mediated triacylglycerol biosynthesis is crucial for protection against fatty acid-induced cell death in growing tissues of Arabidopsis

(2013) Jilian Fan et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Plant genome editing made easy: targeted mutagenesis in model and crop plants using the CRISPR/Cas system

(2013) Khaoula Belhaj et al.   Plant Methods

Effects of Monogalactoglycerolipid Deficiency and Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Overexpression on Oil Accumulation in Transgenic Tobacco

(2013) Han-Ying Wu et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

In Vivo Packaging of Triacylglycerols Enhances Arabidopsis Leaf Biomass and Energy Density

(2013) S. Winichayakul et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The SUGAR-DEPENDENT1 Lipase Limits Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Vegetative Tissues of Arabidopsis

(2013) A. A. Kelly et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Triacylglycerol synthesis by PDAT1 in the absence of DGAT1 activity is dependent on re-acylation of LPC by LPCAT2

(2012) Jingyu Xu et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Lipid metabolism in microalgae distinguishes itself

(2012) Bensheng Liu et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

(2012) M. La Russa et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

A look at diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGATs) in algae

(2012) Jit Ern Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Roles of acyl-CoA: Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 2 Genes in the Biosynthesis of Triacylglycerols by the Green Algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2012) Xiao-Dong Deng et al.   Molecular Plant

Metabolic control analysis of developing oilseed rape (Brassica napus cv Westar) embryos shows that lipid assembly exerts significant control over oil accumulation

(2012) Mingguo Tang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Metabolic engineering of plant oils and waxes for use as industrial feedstocks

(2012) Thomas Vanhercke et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Fatty Acid Phytyl Ester Synthesis in Chloroplasts of Arabidopsis

(2012) F. Lippold et al.   PLANT CELL

Phospholipid:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Is a Multifunctional Enzyme Involved in Membrane Lipid Turnover and Degradation While Synthesizing Triacylglycerol in the Unicellular Green Microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2012) K. Yoon et al.   PLANT CELL

A Cytosolic Acyltransferase Contributes to Triacylglycerol Synthesis in Sucrose-Rescued Arabidopsis Seed Oil Catabolism Mutants

(2012) M. L. Hernandez et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Acyl Editing and Headgroup Exchange Are the Major Mechanisms That Direct Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Flux into Triacylglycerols

(2012) P. D. Bates et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Correction: Recruiting a New Substrate for Triacylglycerol Synthesis in Plants: The Monoacylglycerol Acyltransferase Pathway

(2012) James R. Petrie et al.   PLoS One

Feedback regulation of plastidic acetyl-CoA carboxylase by 18:1-acyl carrier protein in Brassica napus

(2012) C. Andre et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase: Molecular biology, biochemistry and biotechnology

(2012) Qin Liu et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH

ABI4: versatile activator and repressor

(2012) Julia J. Wind et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Oils and Fats as Renewable Raw Materials in Chemistry

(2011) Ursula Biermann et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Evolutionary view of acyl-CoA diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT), a key enzyme in neutral lipid biosynthesis

(2011) Andreia C Turchetto-Zolet et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Gene coexpression clusters and putative regulatory elements underlying seed storage reserve accumulation in Arabidopsis

(2011) Fred Y Peng et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Structural Correlates of Cytoplasmic and Chloroplast Lipid Body Synthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Stimulation of Lipid Body Production with Acetate Boost

(2011) Carrie Goodson et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

The AMPK/SNF1/SnRK1 fuel gauge and energy regulator: structure, function and regulation

(2011) Ruben Ghillebert et al.   FEBS Journal

A chloroplast pathway for the de novo biosynthesis of triacylglycerol inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2011) Jilian Fan et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Evidence That Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) Has Dual Membrane Topology in the Endoplasmic Reticulum of HepG2 Cells

(2011) Haja R. Wurie et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Functional and Topological Analysis of Yeast Acyl-CoA:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 2, an Endoplasmic Reticulum Enzyme Essential for Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis

(2011) Qin Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Murine Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase-2 (DGAT2) Can Catalyze Triacylglycerol Synthesis and Promote Lipid Droplet Formation Independent of Its Localization to the Endoplasmic Reticulum

(2011) Pamela J. McFie et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Compartmentation of Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Plants

(2011) Kent D. Chapman et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Vernonia DGATs can complement the disrupted oil and protein metabolism in epoxygenase-expressing soybean seeds

(2011) Runzhi Li et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Endoplasmic Reticulum-Located PDAT1-2 from Castor Bean Enhances Hydroxy Fatty Acid Accumulation in Transgenic Plants

(2011) Hyun Uk Kim et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Comparative deep transcriptional profiling of four developing oilseeds

(2011) Manuel A. Troncoso-Ponce et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

ABI4 Activates DGAT1 Expression in Arabidopsis Seedlings during Nitrogen Deficiency

(2011) Y. Yang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expression of Fungal diacylglycerol acyltransferase2 Genes to Increase Kernel Oil in Maize

(2011) J. Oakes et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Three diacylglycerol acyltransferases contribute to oil biosynthesis and normal growth in Yarrowia lipolytica

(2011) Hongxiang Zhang et al.   YEAST

Oil-Body-Membrane Proteins and Their Physiological Functions in Plants

(2010) Takashi L. Shimada et al.   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

New frontiers in oilseed biotechnology: meeting the global demand for vegetable oils for food, feed, biofuel, and industrial applications

(2010) Chaofu Lu et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Topological Orientation of Acyl-CoA:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase-1 (DGAT1) and Identification of a Putative Active Site Histidine and the Role of the N Terminus in Dimer/Tetramer Formation

(2010) Pamela J. McFie et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Defective in Cuticular Ridges (DCR) ofArabidopsis thaliana, a Gene Associated with Surface Cutin Formation, Encodes a Soluble Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase

(2010) Sapa Hima Rani et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

DGAT1, DGAT2 and PDAT Expression in Seeds and Other Tissues of Epoxy and Hydroxy Fatty Acid Accumulating Plants

(2010) Runzhi Li et al.   LIPIDS

VernoniaDGATs increase accumulation of epoxy fatty acids in oil

(2010) Runzhi Li et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Castor Phospholipid:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Facilitates Efficient Metabolism of Hydroxy Fatty Acids in Transgenic Arabidopsis

(2010) H. van Erp et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A distinct DGAT with sn-3 acetyltransferase activity that synthesizes unusual, reduced-viscosity oils in Euonymus and transgenic seeds

(2010) T. P. Durrett et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Physiological and developmental regulation of seed oil production

(2010) Sébastien Baud et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH

Increasing the flow of carbon into seed oil

(2009) Randall J. Weselake et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Molecular modification of triacylglycerol accumulation by over-expression of DGAT1 to produce canola with increased seed oil content under field conditionsThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in a Special Issue from the National Research Council of Canada – Plant Biotechnology Institute.

(2009) David C. Taylor et al.   Botany

Simple Methods to Detect Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis in a Yeast-Based Recombinant System

(2009) Rodrigo M. P. Siloto et al.   LIPIDS

Cloning and Molecular Characterization of the Acyl-CoA:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) Gene from Echium

(2009) A. Mañas-Fernández et al.   LIPIDS

Acyltransferase action in the modification of seed oil biosynthesis

(2009) Crystal L. Snyder et al.   New Biotechnology

Tobacco as a production platform for biofuel: overexpression ofArabidopsis DGATandLEC2genes increases accumulation and shifts the composition of lipids in green biomass

(2009) Vyacheslav Andrianov et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

DGAT1 and PDAT1 Acyltransferases Have Overlapping Functions in Arabidopsis Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis and Are Essential for Normal Pollen and Seed Development

(2009) M. Zhang et al.   PLANT CELL

At4g24160, a Soluble Acyl-Coenzyme A-Dependent Lysophosphatidic Acid Acyltransferase

(2009) A. K. Ghosh et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Analysis of Acyl Fluxes through Multiple Pathways of Triacylglycerol Synthesis in Developing Soybean Embryos

(2009) P. D. Bates et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Directed evolution of acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase: Development and characterization of Brassica napus DGAT1 mutagenized libraries

(2009) Rodrigo M.P. Siloto et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

An enzyme regulating triacylglycerol composition is encoded by the ROD1 gene of Arabidopsis

(2009) C. Lu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An N-terminal fragment of mouse DGAT1 binds different acyl-CoAs with varying affinity

(2008) Rodrigo M.P. Siloto et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Metabolic control analysis is helpful for informed genetic manipulation of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) to increase seed oil content

(2008) Randall J. Weselake et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Thematic Review Series: Glycerolipids.DGAT enzymes and triacylglycerol biosynthesis

(2008) Chi-Liang Eric Yen et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

A phenylalanine in DGAT is a key determinant of oil content and composition in maize

(2008) Peizhong Zheng et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Metabolic engineering of hydroxy fatty acid production in plants: RcDGAT2 drives dramatic increases in ricinoleate levels in seed oil

(2008) Julie Burgal et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Cloning and characterization of an acyl-CoA-dependentdiacylglycerol acyltransferase 1(DGAT1) gene fromTropaeolum majus, and a study of the functional motifs of the DGAT protein using site-directed mutagenesis to modify enzyme activity and oil content

(2008) Jingyu Xu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Deciphering gene regulatory networks that control seed development and maturation in Arabidopsis

(2008) Monica Santos-Mendoza et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Microalgal triacylglycerols as feedstocks for biofuel production: perspectives and advances

(2008) Qiang Hu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Plant triacylglycerols as feedstocks for the production of biofuels

(2008) Timothy P. Durrett et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Expression of Umbelopsis ramanniana DGAT2A in Seed Increases Oil in Soybean

(2008) K. Lardizabal et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Identification of the Wax Ester Synthase/Acyl-Coenzyme A:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase WSD1 Required for Stem Wax Ester Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

(2008) F. Li et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY