Soybean oil biosynthesis: role of diacylglycerol acyltransferases

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

The olive DGAT2 gene is developmentally regulated and shares overlapping but distinct expression patterns with DGAT1

(2010) G. Banilas et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

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

(2010) Runzhi Li et al.   LIPIDS

Genome sequence of the palaeopolyploid soybean

(2010) Jeremy Schmutz et al.   NATURE

VernoniaDGATs increase accumulation of epoxy fatty acids in oil

(2010) Runzhi Li et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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