The Roles of Cullins E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in the Lipid Biosynthesis of the Green Microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

ABSTRACT: Microalgae-based biodiesel production has many advantages over crude oil extraction and refinement, thus attracting more and more concern. Protein ubiquitination is a crucial mechanism in eukaryotes to regulate physiological responses and cell development, which is highly related to algal biodiesel production. Cullins as the molecular base of cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligases (CRLs), which are the largest known class of ubiquitin ligases, control the life activities of eukaryotic cells. Here, three cullins (CrCULs) in the green microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were identified and characterized. To investigate the roles of CrCULs in lipid metabolism, the gene expression profiles of CrCULs under nutrition starvation were examined. Except for down-regulation under nitrogen st

SUBMITTER: Luo Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8125325 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature