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Identification and characterization of an acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) gene from the microalga O. tauri.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 1 Jun 2010
Wagner Martin, Hoppe Katharina, Czabany Tibor, Heilmann Mareike, Daum Günther, Feussner Ivo, Fulda Martin
Abstract excerpt
In order to identify novel genes encoding enzymes involved in the terminal step of triacylglycerol (TAG) formation, a database search was carried out in the genome of the unicellular photoautotrophic green alga Ostreococcus tauri. The search led to the identification of three putative type 2 acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase-like sequences (DGAT; EC 2.3.1.20), and revealed the absence of any homolog to type...
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