Accumulation of very-long-chain fatty acids in membrane glycerolipids is associated with dramatic alterations in plant morphology.

doi:10.1105/tpc.10.11.1889

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Accumulation of very-long-chain fatty acids in membrane glycerolipids is associated with dramatic alterations in plant morphology.

The Plant cell - 1 Nov 1998

Millar A A, Wrischer M, Kunst L

Abstract excerpt

Transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing the Arabidopsis FATTY ACID ELONGATION1 gene under the control of the 35S promoter from cauliflower mosaic virus accumulated very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) throughout the plant. In some transformants, C20 and C22 VLCFAs accounted for >30% of the t...

Topics

Acetyltransferases
Arabidopsis
Fatty Acid Elongases
Fatty Acids
Gene Expression
Genes, Plant
Membrane Lipids
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Phenotype
Phospholipids
Plant Leaves
Plants, Genetically Modified

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