Endoplasmic reticulum acyltransferase with prokaryotic substrate preference contributes to triacylglycerol assembly in Chlamydomonas
Kim Y, Terng EL, Riekhof WR, Cahoon EB, Cerutti H. Endoplasmic reticulum acyltransferase with prokaryotic substrate preference contributes to triacylglycerol assembly in Chlamydomonas. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 1652-1657. PMID: 29382746, PMCID: PMC5816170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1715922115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnicellular green algaEndoplasmic reticulum membraneLysophosphatidic acid acyltransferaseChloroplastic pathwayPrecursor biosynthesisTAG precursorsNitrogen deprivationTriacylglycerol assemblyAssembly pathwayGreen algaTAG accumulationAcid acyltransferaseAcyl donor substratesReticulum membraneBiomaterial productionDonor substrateChlamydomonasTriacylglycerol metabolismPalmitoyl-CoAAcyltransferasePathwayMajor roleBiosynthesisAlgaRNA