C. reinhardtii diacylglycerol acyltransferase type 2–4

Overview


Mutinfo: C. reinhardtii diacylglycerol acyltransferase type 2–4
Organism: Nannochloropsis oceanica (N. oceanica IMET1)
Method: Overexpression
Promoter: C. reinhardtii SQD, VCP
Selection: Zeocin
Phenotypes: The transformants had a fatty acid composition that was more similar to that of C. reinhardtii, which resulted in enhanced TAG accumulation and higher 18:1(9) content.
Publications:
Iwai M, Hori K, Sasaki-Sekimoto Y, Shimojima M, Ohta H. Manipulation of oil synthesis in Nannochloropsis strain NIES-2145 with a phosphorus starvation-inducible promoter from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Frontiers in microbiology. 2015; 6:912.