Newly Identified Essential Amino Acids Affecting Chlorella ellipsoidea DGAT1 Function Revealed by Site-Directed Mutagenesis

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

(2017) Guanqun Chen et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

An Improved Variant of Soybean Type 1 Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Increases the Oil Content and Decreases the Soluble Carbohydrate Content of Soybeans

(2016) Keith Roesler et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Identification, characterization, and expression of diacylgylcerol acyltransferase type-1 from Chlorella vulgaris

(2016) Linda Kirchner et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

Directed evolution 2.0: improving and deciphering enzyme properties

(2015) Feng Cheng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The I-TASSER Suite: protein structure and function prediction

(2015) Jianyi Yang et al.   NATURE METHODS

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

Protter: interactive protein feature visualization and integration with experimental proteomic data

(2013) Ulrich Omasits et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Over-expression of JcDGAT1 from Jatropha curcas increases seed oil levels and alters oil quality in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana

(2013) Aparna Misra et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

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

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

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

Cloning and molecular characterization of a novel acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1-like gene (PtDGAT1) from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

(2011) Freddy Guihéneuf et al.   FEBS Journal

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

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

Recent developments in the MAFFT multiple sequence alignment program

(2008) K. Katoh et al.   BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS

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

(2008) Peizhong Zheng et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Cloning and functional analysis of two type 1 diacylglycerol acyltransferases from Vernonia galamensis

(2008) Keshun Yu et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

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

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