A series of fortunate events: introducing Chlamydomonas as a reference organism

PA Salomé, SS Merchant - The Plant Cell, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a classical reference organism for
studying photosynthesis, chloroplast biology, cell cycle control, and cilia structure and …

Transgene expression in microalgae—from tools to applications

L Doron, N Segal, M Shapira - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Microalgae comprise a biodiverse group of photosynthetic organisms that reside in water
sources and sediments. The green microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was adopted as …

In metabolic engineering of eukaryotic microalgae: potential and challenges come with great diversity

JA Gimpel, V Henríquez, SP Mayfield - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The great phylogenetic diversity of microalgae is corresponded by a wide arrange of
interesting and useful metabolites. Nonetheless metabolic engineering in microalgae has …

Progress toward isolation of strains and genetically engineered strains of microalgae for production of biofuel and other value added chemicals: A review

A Ghosh, S Khanra, M Mondal, G Halder… - Energy Conversion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are promising sources of biodiesel because of their high oil
content (∼ 10 fold higher) and shorter cultivation time (∼ 4 fold lesser) than conventional oil …

Genetic engineering of the Calvin cycle toward enhanced photosynthetic CO2 fixation in microalgae

B Yang, J Liu, X Ma, B Guo, B Liu, T Wu, Y Jiang… - Biotechnology for …, 2017 - Springer
Background Photosynthetic microalgae are emerging as potential biomass feedstock for
sustainable production of biofuels and value-added bioproducts. CO 2 biomitigation through …

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) technology and genetic engineering strategies for microalgae towards carbon neutrality: A critical …

TM Lee, JY Lin, TH Tsai, RY Yang, IS Ng - Bioresource technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide is the major greenhouse gas and regards as the critical issue of global
warming and climate changes. The inconspicuous microalgae are responsible for 40% of …

Improving microalgae for biotechnology—From genetics to synthetic biology–Moving forward but not there yet

V Kselíková, A Singh, V Bialevich, M Čížková… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a diverse group of photosynthetic organisms that can be exploited for the
production of different compounds, ranging from crude biomass and biofuels to high value …

Good News for Nuclear Transgene Expression in Chlamydomonas

M Schroda - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a well-established model system for basic research questions
ranging from photosynthesis and organelle biogenesis, to the biology of cilia and basal …

Rational promoter engineering enables robust terpene production in microalgae

A Einhaus, T Baier, M Rosenstengel… - ACS Synthetic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microalgal biotechnology promises sustainable light-driven production of valuable
bioproducts and addresses urgent demands to attain a sustainable economy. However, to …

Synthetic promoters capable of driving robust nuclear gene expression in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

MA Scranton, JT Ostrand, DR Georgianna, SM Lofgren… - Algal research, 2016 - Elsevier
Algae have enormous potential as bio-factories for the efficient production of a wide array of
high-value products, and eventually as a source of renewable biofuels. However, tools for …