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A Fluorescence‐Based Assay for Quantitative Analysis of Phospholipid:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Activity
Download2019-09-02
Falarz, Lucas, Xu, Yang, Singer, Stacy D., Chen, Guanqun
Phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT) catalyzes the acyl‐CoA‐independent triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis in plants and oleaginous microorganisms and thus is a key target in lipid research. The conventional in vitro PDAT activity assay involves the use of radiolabeled substrates,...
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Fall 2023
Lipids are integral components of all cells. Lipid molecules form the membrane and control membrane integrity while storage lipids act as a source of energy for the cell. The chemical properties of lipids are determined by the composition of the molecule’s acyl chain moieties. Incorporation of...
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Characterization of Type-2 Diacylglycerol Acyltransferases in the Green Microalga Chromochloris zofingiensis
Download2018-12-13
Xu, Yang, Falarz, Lucas, Chen, Guanqun
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) catalyzes the last and committed step of the acyl-CoA-dependent TAG biosynthesis and thus is a key target for manipulating oil production in microalgae. The microalga Chromochloris zofingiensis can accumulate substantial amounts of triacylglycerol (TAG) and...
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Characterization of a Type‐2 Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase from Haematococcus pluvialis Reveals Possible Allostery of the Recombinant Enzyme
Download2019-12-26
Nguyen, Trinh, Xu, Yang, Abdel-Hameed, Mona, Sorensen, John L., Singer, Stacy D., Chen, Guanqun
Haematococcus pluvialis is a green microalga used in the algal biotechnology industry that can accumulate considerable amounts of storage triacylglycerol (TAG) and astaxanthin, which is a high‐value carotenoid with strong antioxidant activity, under stress conditions. Diacylglycerol...
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Effects of nutritional management on production performance and rumen fermentation in dairy cows during calving transition
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Dairy cows usually experience negative energy balance during the calving transition period (3 weeks before to 3 weeks after parturition) due to the rapid increase in nutrient demands for milk production. In order to compensate for the energy deficits, diets rich in highly fermentable...
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Engineering Arabidopsis long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 9 variants with enhanced enzyme activity
Download2018-12-17
Xu, Yang, Caldo, Kristian Mark P., Holic, Roman, Mietkiewska, Elzbieta, Ozga, Jocelyn, Rizvi, Syed Masood, Chen, Guanqun, Weselake, Randall
Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (LACS, EC 6.2.1.3) catalyzes the ATP-dependent activation of free fatty acid to form acyl-CoA, which in turn serves as the major acyl donor for various lipid metabolic pathways. Increasing the size of acyl-CoA pool by enhancing LACS activity appears to be a useful...
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Engineering Enhanced Performance in Plant Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase and Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Synthetase
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Triacylglycerol (TAG) is the major storage lipid in higher plants and has great nutritional and industrial value. Plant storage lipid biosynthesis involves different subcellular compartments and a complex network of enzymes and proteins. Among them, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-bound diacylglycerol...
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Evolutionary and biochemical characterization of a Chromochloris zofingiensis MBOAT with wax synthase and DGAT activity
Download2021-01-01
Xu, Yang, Pan, Xue, Lu, Junhao, Wang, Juli, Shan, Qiyuan, Stout, Jake, Chen, Guanqun
Abstract: Wax synthase (WS) catalyzes the last step in wax ester biosynthesis in green plants. Two unrelated subfamilies of WS including the bifunctional acyltransferase and plant-like WS have been reported, but the latter is largely uncharacterized in microalgae. Here, we functionally...
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Improving the production of punicic acid in baker’s yeast by engineering genes in acyl channeling processes and adjusting precursor supply
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Wang, Juli, Xu, Yang, Holic, Roman, Yu, Xiaochen, Singer, Stacy D., Chen, Guanqun
ABSTRACT Punicic acid (PuA) is a high-value edible conjugated fatty acid with strong bioactivities and has important potential applications in nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, feeding and oleochemical industries. Since the production of PuA is severely limited by the fact that its natural source...