Occurrence of plastidial triacylglycerol synthesis and the potential regulatory role of AGPAT in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.
Srinivasan BalamuruganXiang WangHong-Lei WangChun-Jing AnHui LiDa-Wei LiWei-Dong YangJie-Sheng LiuHong-Ye LiPublished in: Biotechnology for biofuels (2017)
The results suggested that AGPAT1 overexpression could elevate TAG biosynthesis and, moreover, revealed the occurrence of plastidial TAG synthesis in the diatom. Overall, our data provide a new insight into microalgal lipid metabolism and candidate target for metabolic engineering.