Three acyltransferases and a nitrogen responsive regulator are implicated in nitrogen starvation-induced triacylglycerol accumulation in Chlamydomonas
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ORGANISM(S): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
SUBMITTER: Sabeeha Merchant
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-34585 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Three acyltransferases and nitrogen-responsive regulator are implicated in nitrogen starvation-induced triacylglycerol accumulation in Chlamydomonas.
Boyle Nanette R NR Page Mark Dudley MD Liu Bensheng B Blaby Ian K IK Casero David D Kropat Janette J Cokus Shawn J SJ Hong-Hermesdorf Anne A Shaw Johnathan J Karpowicz Steven J SJ Gallaher Sean D SD Johnson Shannon S Benning Christoph C Pellegrini Matteo M Grossman Arthur A Merchant Sabeeha S SS
The Journal of biological chemistry 20120308 19
Algae have recently gained attention as a potential source for biodiesel; however, much is still unknown about the biological triggers that cause the production of triacylglycerols. We used RNA-Seq as a tool for discovering genes responsible for triacylglycerol (TAG) production in Chlamydomonas and for the regulatory components that activate the pathway. Three genes encoding acyltransferases, DGAT1, DGTT1, and PDAT1, are induced by nitrogen starvation and are likely to have a role in TAG accumul ...[more]
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