Accelerated triacylglycerol production without growth inhibition by overexpression of a glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase in the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae

The checkpoint kinase TOR (target of rapamycin) regulates expression of a nuclear-encoded chloroplast RelA-SpoT homolog (RSH) and modulates chloroplast ribosomal RNA synthesis in a unicellular red alga

(2018) Sousuke Imamura et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Construction of a rapamycin-susceptible strain of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae for analysis of the target of rapamycin (TOR) function

(2017) Sousuke Imamura et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

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

Lipid production in Nannochloropsis gaditana is doubled by decreasing expression of a single transcriptional regulator

(2017) Imad Ajjawi et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

The target of rapamycin kinase affects biomass accumulation and cell cycle progression by altering carbon/nitrogen balance in synchronized Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells

(2017) Jessica Jüppner et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

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

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

Arabidopsis GPAT9 contributes to synthesis of intracellular glycerolipids but not surface lipids

(2016) Stacy D. Singer et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Analysis of triacylglycerol accumulation under nitrogen deprivation in the red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae

(2016) Masakazu Toyoshima et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Construction of a URA5.3 deletion strain of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae: A backgroundless host strain for transformation experiments

(2015) Keiko Taki et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Expression of Cyanobacterial Acyl-ACP Reductase Elevates the Triacylglycerol Level in the Red AlgaCyanidioschyzon merolae

(2015) Nobuko Sumiya et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Target of rapamycin (TOR) plays a critical role in triacylglycerol accumulation in microalgae

(2015) Sousuke Imamura et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Identification of Arabidopsis GPAT9 (At5g60620) as an Essential Gene Involved in Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis

(2015) Jay Shockey et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Enhancement of extraplastidic oil synthesis inChlamydomonas reinhardtiiusing a type-2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase with a phosphorus starvation-inducible promoter

(2014) Masako Iwai et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Expression of budding yeast FKBP12 confers rapamycin susceptibility to the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae

(2013) Sousuke Imamura et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Nuclear-encoded chloroplast RNA polymerase sigma factor SIG2 activates chloroplast-encoded phycobilisome genes in a red alga,Cyanidioschyzon merolae

(2013) Gaku Fujii et al.   FEBS LETTERS

mTOR Signaling in Growth Control and Disease

(2012) Mathieu Laplante et al.   CELL

Three Acyltransferases and Nitrogen-responsive Regulator Are Implicated in Nitrogen Starvation-induced Triacylglycerol Accumulation inChlamydomonas

(2012) Nanette R. Boyle et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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 Galactoglycerolipid Lipase Is Required for Triacylglycerol Accumulation and Survival Following Nitrogen Deprivation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2012) X. Li 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

Systemic analysis of inducible target of rapamycin mutants reveal a general metabolic switch controlling growth inArabidopsis thaliana

(2012) Camila Caldana et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A Land-Plant-Specific Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferase Family in Arabidopsis: Substrate Specificity, sn-2 Preference, and Evolution

(2012) W. Yang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Cyanobacteria and microalgae: A positive prospect for biofuels

(2011) Asha Parmar et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Proteomic profiling of oil bodies isolated from the unicellular green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: With focus on proteins involved in lipid metabolism

(2011) Hoa M. Nguyen et al.   PROTEOMICS

Mitotic inheritance of endoplasmic reticulum in the primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae

(2011) Fumi Yagisawa et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Nitrate Assimilatory Genes and Their Transcriptional Regulation in a Unicellular Red Alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae: Genetic Evidence for Nitrite Reduction by a Sulfite Reductase-Like Enzyme

(2010) Sousuke Imamura et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

A distinct type of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase with sn-2 preference and phosphatase activity producing 2-monoacylglycerol

(2010) W. Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Aquatic phototrophs: efficient alternatives to land-based crops for biofuels

(2008) G Charles Dismukes et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

The plant-specific TFIIB-related protein, pBrp, is a general transcription factor for RNA polymerase I

(2008) Sousuke Imamura et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Biodiesel from microalgae beats bioethanol

(2008) Yusuf Chisti   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY