Plant oils represent a large group of neutral lipids with important applications in food, feed
and oleochemical industries. Most plants accumulate oils in the form of triacylglycerol within …

Triglycerides constitute an inert storage form for fatty acids deposited in lipid droplets and
are mobilized to provide metabolic energy or membrane building blocks. The biosynthesis of …

Plant lipids represent a fascinating field of scientific study, in part due to a stark dichotomy in
the limited fatty acid (FA) composition of cellular membrane lipids versus the huge diversity …

Transmembrane protein 68 (TMEM68) is a recently identified mammalian triacylglycerol
(TAG) synthase with high expression in the brain. How TMEM68 regulates cellular lipid …

Elaeagnus mollis, which has seeds with high lipid and vitamin E contents, is a valuable
woody oil plant with potential for utilization. Currently, the biosynthesis and regulation …

Lipids are essential for plant growth, signaling, development and environmental adaptation.
Plant and algal lipids are also at the core of our energy economy, as polar lipids form …

Recombinant DNA technology is used to improve quality and yield of oil in Brassica juncea,
but field testing of such plants faces significant regulatory challenges, hindering their …