The lipid biochemistry of eukaryotic algae

Y Li-Beisson, JJ Thelen, E Fedosejevs… - Progress in lipid …, 2019 - Elsevier
Algal lipid metabolism fascinates both scientists and entrepreneurs due to the large diversity
of fatty acyl structures that algae produce. Algae have therefore long been studied as …

[HTML][HTML] Algae–bacteria interactions: evolution, ecology and emerging applications

R Ramanan, BH Kim, DH Cho, HM Oh, HS Kim - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Algae and bacteria have coexisted ever since the early stages of evolution. This coevolution
has revolutionized life on earth in many aspects. Algae and bacteria together influence …

Redesigning photosynthesis to sustainably meet global food and bioenergy demand

DR Ort, SS Merchant, J Alric, A Barkan… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - pnas.org
The world's crop productivity is stagnating whereas population growth, rising affluence, and
mandates for biofuels put increasing demands on agriculture. Meanwhile, demand for …

Back into the wild—Apply untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement

H Zhang, N Mittal, LJ Leamy, O Barazani… - Evolutionary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Deleterious effects of climate change and human activities, as well as diverse environmental
stresses, present critical challenges to food production and the maintenance of natural …

Understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgae

E Sanz-Luque, A Chamizo-Ampudia… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Nitrate assimilation is a key process for nitrogen (N) acquisition in green microalgae. Among
Chlorophyte algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has resulted to be a good model system to …

An Indexed, Mapped Mutant Library Enables Reverse Genetics Studies of Biological Processes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

X Li, R Zhang, W Patena, SS Gang, SR Blum… - The Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a leading unicellular model for dissecting
biological processes in photosynthetic eukaryotes. However, its usefulness has been limited …

Lipid production in Nannochloropsis gaditana is doubled by decreasing expression of a single transcriptional regulator

I Ajjawi, J Verruto, M Aqui, LB Soriaga… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Lipid production in the industrial microalga Nannochloropsis gaditana exceeds that of model
algal species and can be maximized by nutrient starvation in batch culture. However …

High-Resolution Profiling of a Synchronized Diurnal Transcriptome from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Reveals Continuous Cell and Metabolic Differentiation

JM Zones, IK Blaby, SS Merchant, JG Umen - The Plant Cell, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a useful model organism for investigating
diverse biological processes, such as photosynthesis and chloroplast biogenesis, flagella …

Symbiont population control by host-symbiont metabolic interaction in Symbiodiniaceae-cnidarian associations

T **ang, E Lehnert, RE **kerson, S Clowez… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In cnidarian-Symbiodiniaceae symbioses, algal endosymbiont population control within the
host is needed to sustain a symbiotic relationship. However, the molecular mechanisms that …

Metabolism of acyl‐lipids in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Y Li‐Beisson, F Beisson, W Riekhof - The Plant Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgae are emerging platforms for production of a suite of compounds targeting several
markets, including food, nutraceuticals, green chemicals, and biofuels. Many of these …