Plant lipid droplets and their associated proteins: potential for rapid advances

AHC Huang - Plant physiology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cytoplasmic lipid droplets (LDs) of neutral lipids (triacylglycerols [TAGs], sterylesters, etc.)
are reserves of high-energy metabolites and other constituents for future needs. They are …

Metabolic engineering for enhanced oil in biomass

T Vanhercke, JM Dyer, RT Mullen, A Kilaru… - Progress in lipid …, 2019 - Elsevier
The world is hungry for energy. Plant oils in the form of triacylglycerol (TAG) are one of the
most reduced storage forms of carbon found in nature and hence represent an excellent …

The Oleic/Linoleic Acid Ratio in Olive (Olea europaea L.) Fruit Mesocarp Is Mainly Controlled by OeFAD2-2 and OeFAD2-5 Genes Together With the Different …

ML Hernández, MD Sicardo, A Belaj… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fatty acid composition of olive oil has an important effect on the oil quality to such an extent
that oils with a high oleic and low linoleic acid contents are preferable from a nutritional and …

Primary metabolism in avocado fruit

R Pedreschi, V Uarrota, C Fuentealba… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Avocado (Persea americana Mill) is rich in a variety of essential nutrients and
phytochemicals; thus, consumption has drastically increased in the last 10 years. Avocado …

Molecular basis of plant oil biosynthesis: insights gained from studying the WRINKLED1 transcription factor

Q Kong, Y Yang, L Guo, L Yuan, W Ma - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Most plant species generate and store triacylglycerol (TAG) in their seeds, serving as a core
supply of carbon and energy to support seedling development. Plant seed oils have a wide …

Evolutionary diversification of primary metabolism and its contribution to plant chemical diversity

HA Maeda - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Plants produce a diverse array of lineage-specific specialized (secondary) metabolites,
which are synthesized from primary metabolites. Plant specialized metabolites play crucial …

WRINKLED1, a “Master Regulator” in transcriptional control of plant oil biosynthesis

Q Kong, L Yuan, W Ma - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
A majority of plant species generate and accumulate triacylglycerol (TAG) in their seeds,
which is the main resource of carbon and energy supporting the process of seedling …

Diversity, expansion, and evolutionary novelty of plant DNA-binding transcription factor families

MD Lehti-Shiu, N Panchy, P Wang, S Uygun… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2017 - Elsevier
Plant transcription factors (TFs) that interact with specific sequences via DNA-binding
domains are crucial for regulating transcriptional initiation and are fundamental to plant …

Transcriptomic Analysis of Avocado Hass (Persea americana Mill) in the Interaction System Fruit-Chitosan-Colletotrichum

LÁ Xoca-Orozco, EA Cuellar-Torres… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Avocado (Persea americana) is one of the most important crops in Mexico as it is the main
producer, consumer, and exporter of avocado fruit in the world. However, successful …

Genetic enhancement of oil content in potato tuber (Solanum tuberosum L.) through an integrated metabolic engineering strategy

Q Liu, Q Guo, S Akbar, Y Zhi… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Potato tuber is a high yielding food crop known for its high levels of starch accumulation but
only negligible levels of triacylglycerol (TAG). In this study, we evaluated the potential for …