Overexpression of an endogenous type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances lipid production and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content.
Richard P HaslamMary L HamiltonChloe K EconomouRichard SmithKirsty L HassallJohnathan A NapierOlga SayanovaPublished in: Biotechnology for biofuels (2020)
This study provides further insight into lipid metabolism in P. tricornutum and suggests a metabolic engineering approach for the efficient production of EPA and DHA in microalgae.