Expression of mouse MGAT in Arabidopsis results in increased lipid accumulation in seeds

Worldwide demand for vegetable oil is projected to double within the next thirty years due to increasing food, fuel and industrial requirements. There is therefore great interest in metabolic engineering strategies that boost oil accumulation in plant tissues, however, efforts to date have only achi...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Plant Science
Main Authors:	Anna eEl Tahchy, James Robertson Petrie, Pushkar eShrestha, Thomas eVanhercke, Surinder eSingh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Subjects:	Gene Expression Arabidopsis thaliana acyltransferase diacylglycerol Triacylglycerol biosynthesis Monoacylglycerol acyltransferase (MGAT)
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.01180/full