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SUBMITTER: Deng XD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3863370 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deng Xiao-dong XD Cai Jia-jia JJ Fei Xiao-wen XW
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 20131201 12
Lipid biosynthesis is essential for eukaryotic cells, but the mechanisms of the process in microalgae remain poorly understood. Phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase or 3-sn-phosphatidate phosphohydrolase (PAP) catalyzes the dephosphorylation of phosphatidic acid to form diacylglycerols and inorganic orthophosphates. This reaction is integral in the synthesis of triacylglycerols. In this study, the mRNA level of the PAP isoform CrPAP2 in a species of Chlamydomonas was found to increase in nitrogen- ...[more]