Increase in lysophosphatidate acyltransferase activity in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) increases seed triacylglycerol content despite its low intrinsic flux control coefficient
(2019)
Journal Article
Woodfield, H. K., Fenyk, S., Wallington, E., Bates, R. E., Brown, A., Guschina, I. A., Marillia, E.-F., Taylor, D. C., Fell, D., Harwood, J. L., & Fawcett, T. (2019). Increase in lysophosphatidate acyltransferase activity in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) increases seed triacylglycerol content despite its low intrinsic flux control coefficient. New Phytologist, 224(2), 700-711. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16100
Lysophosphatidate acyltransferase (LPAAT) catalyses the second step of the Kennedy pathway for triacylglycerol (TAG) synthesis. Here we express Trapaeolum majus LPAAT in Brassica napus (B. napus) cv 12075 to evaluate the effects on lipid synthesis an... Read More about Increase in lysophosphatidate acyltransferase activity in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) increases seed triacylglycerol content despite its low intrinsic flux control coefficient.