Development of a forward genetic screen to isolate oil mutants in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

The Green Microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Has a Single  -3 Fatty Acid Desaturase That Localizes to the Chloroplast and Impacts Both Plastidic and Extraplastidic Membrane Lipids

(2013) H. M. Nguyen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Whole Genome Sequencing Identifies a Deletion in Protein Phosphatase 2A That Affects Its Stability and Localization in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2013) Huawen Lin et al.   PLoS Genetics

Lipid metabolism in microalgae distinguishes itself

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

Rapid Triacylglycerol Turnover in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Requires a Lipase with Broad Substrate Specificity

(2012) Xiaobo Li et al.   EUKARYOTIC 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

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

Oil accumulation in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: characterization, variability between common laboratory strains and relationship with starch reserves

(2011) Magali Siaut et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Fatty acid profiles and their distribution patterns in microalgae: a comprehensive analysis of more than 2000 strains from the SAG culture collection

(2011) Imke Lang et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

TAG, You’re it! Chlamydomonas as a reference organism for understanding algal triacylglycerol accumulation

(2011) Sabeeha S Merchant et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

(2011) Jilian Fan et al.   FEBS LETTERS

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

Increased Lipid Accumulation in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtiista7-10Starchless Isoamylase Mutant and Increased Carbohydrate Synthesis in Complemented Strains

(2010) Victoria H. Work et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Genetic Engineering of Algae for Enhanced Biofuel Production

(2010) Randor Radakovits et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

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

Disruption of theArabidopsisCGI-58 homologue produces Chanarin–Dorfman-like lipid droplet accumulation in plants

(2010) Christopher N. James et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Algal Lipid Bodies: Stress Induction, Purification, and Biochemical Characterization in Wild-Type and StarchlessChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2009) Zi Teng Wang et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

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

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

The versatility of algae and their lipid metabolism

(2008) John L. Harwood et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Microalgae for oil: Strain selection, induction of lipid synthesis and outdoor mass cultivation in a low-cost photobioreactor

(2008) Liliana Rodolfi et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Microalgal triacylglycerols as feedstocks for biofuel production: perspectives and advances

(2008) Qiang Hu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL