Genetic engineering of microalgae for enhanced lipid production

CF Muñoz, C Südfeld, MIS Naduthodi… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae have the potential to become microbial cell factories for lipid production. Their
ability to convert sunlight and CO 2 into valuable lipid compounds has attracted interest from …

The potential for microalgae as bioreactors to produce pharmaceuticals

N Yan, C Fan, Y Chen, Z Hu - International journal of molecular sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
As photosynthetic organisms, microalgae can efficiently convert solar energy into biomass.
Microalgae are currently used as an important source of valuable natural biologically active …

Multiomics resolution of molecular events during a day in the life of Chlamydomonas

D Strenkert, S Schmollinger… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii displays metabolic flexibility in
response to a changing environment. We analyzed expression patterns of its three genomes …

Microalgal hydrogen production

Y Wang, H Yang, X Zhang, F Han, W Tu… - Small …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgae, as facultative aerobic organisms, convert solar energy to produce biohydrogen
under anaerobic condition. Biohydrogen is a kind of ideal clean and renewable energy …

Water-splitting-based, sustainable and efficient H2 production in green algae as achieved by substrate limitation of the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle

V Nagy, A Podmaniczki, A Vidal-Meireles… - Biotechnology for …, 2018 - Springer
Background Photobiological H 2 production has the potential of becoming a carbon-free
renewable energy source, because upon the combustion of H 2, only water is produced. The …

PGR5 is required for efficient Q cycle in the cytochrome b6f complex during cyclic electron flow

F Buchert, L Mosebach, P Gäbelein… - Biochemical …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Proton gradient regulation 5 (PGR5) is involved in the control of photosynthetic electron
transfer, but its mechanistic role is not yet clear. Several models have been proposed to …

New viral biogeochemical roles revealed through metagenomic analysis of Lake Baikal

FH Coutinho, PJ Cabello-Yeves, R Gonzalez-Serrano… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Lake Baikal is the largest body of liquid freshwater on Earth. Previous
studies have described the microbial composition of this habitat, but the viral communities …

The Chlamydomonas bZIP transcription factor BLZ8 confers oxidative stress tolerance by inducing the carbon-concentrating mechanism

BY Choi, H Kim, D Shim, S Jang, Y Yamaoka… - The Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Photosynthetic organisms are exposed to various environmental sources of oxidative stress.
Land plants have diverse mechanisms to withstand oxidative stress, but how microalgae do …

Galactoglycerolipid lipase PGD1 is involved in thylakoid membrane remodeling in response to adverse environmental conditions in Chlamydomonas

ZY Du, BF Lucker, K Zienkiewicz, TE Miller… - The Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Photosynthesis occurs in the thylakoid membrane, where the predominant lipid is
monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG). As environmental conditions change, photosynthetic …

Protein interactomes for plant lipid biosynthesis and their biotechnological applications

Y Xu, SD Singer, G Chen - Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant lipids have essential biological roles in plant development and stress responses
through their functions in cell membrane formation, energy storage and signalling …