Characterization of type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferases inChlamydomonas reinhardtiireveals their distinct substrate specificities and functions in triacylglycerol biosynthesis

Lipidomic and transcriptomic analyses ofChlamydomonas reinhardtiiunder heat stress unveil a direct route for the conversion of membrane lipids into storage lipids

(2016) B. Légeret et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Identification of regulatory network hubs that control lipid metabolism inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2015) Mahmoud Gargouri et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Dynamics of protein and polar lipid recruitment during lipid droplet assembly inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2015) Chia-Hong Tsai et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Metabolism of acyl-lipids inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

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

Characterization and manipulation of a DGAT2 from the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana : Improved TAG accumulation without detriment to growth, and implications for chloroplast TAG accumulation

(2015) Kalpana Manandhar-Shrestha et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

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

Lipid accumulation and biosynthesis genes response of the oleaginous Chlorella pyrenoidosa under three nutrition stressors

(2014) Jianhua Fan et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

The Path to Triacylglyceride Obesity in the sta6 Strain of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2014) Ursula Goodenough et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

A Novel Assay of DGAT Activity Based on High Temperature GC/MS of Triacylglycerol

(2014) Michael S. Greer et al.   LIPIDS

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

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

Nannochloropsis Genomes Reveal Evolution of Microalgal Oleaginous Traits

(2014) Dongmei Wang et al.   PLoS Genetics

Functional study of diacylglycerol acyltransferase type 2 family inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2013) Chun-Hsien Hung 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

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

Systems-Level Analysis of Nitrogen Starvation-Induced Modifications of Carbon Metabolism in a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Starchless Mutant

(2013) I. K. Blaby et al.   PLANT CELL

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

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 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

Oil accumulation is controlled by carbon precursor supply for fatty acid synthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2012) Jilian Fan et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

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

Stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene from the oleaginous microalga Chlorella zofingiensis: cloning, characterization and transcriptional analysis

(2012) Jin Liu et al.   PLANTA

Draft genome sequence and genetic transformation of the oleaginous alga Nannochloropsis gaditana

(2012) Randor Radakovits et al.   Nature Communications

Genome, Functional Gene Annotation, and Nuclear Transformation of the Heterokont Oleaginous Alga Nannochloropsis oceanica CCMP1779

(2012) Astrid Vieler et al.   PLoS Genetics

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

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

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

(2011) Jilian Fan et al.   FEBS LETTERS

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

Compartmentation of Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Plants

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

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

Photosynthetic carbon partitioning and lipid production in the oleaginous microalga Pseudochlorococcum sp. (Chlorophyceae) under nitrogen-limited conditions

(2010) Yantao Li et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Chlamydomonas starchless mutant defective in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase hyper-accumulates triacylglycerol

(2010) Yantao Li et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Changes in Transcript Abundance in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii following Nitrogen Deprivation Predict Diversion of Metabolism

(2010) R. Miller et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Identification and characterization of an acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) gene from the microalga O. tauri

(2010) Martin Wagner et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Galactoglycerolipid metabolism under stress: a time for remodeling

(2010) Eric R. Moellering et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

RNA Interference Silencing of a Major Lipid Droplet Protein Affects Lipid Droplet Size inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2009) Eric R. Moellering et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

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

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

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

Microalgal triacylglycerols as feedstocks for biofuel production: perspectives and advances

(2008) Qiang Hu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Generation ofChlamydomonasstrains that efficiently express nuclear transgenes

(2008) Juliane Neupert et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Highly specific gene silencing by artificial microRNAs in the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2008) Attila Molnar et al.   PLANT JOURNAL