Triacylglycerol synthesis by PDAT1 in the absence of DGAT1 activity is dependent on re-acylation of LPC by LPCAT2

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>Arabidopsis thaliana dgat1 </it>mutant, <it>AS11</it>, has an oil content which is decreased by 30%, and a strongly increased ratio of 18:3/20:1, compared to wild type. Despite lacking a functional DGA...

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Main Authors: Xu Jingyu, Carlsson Anders S, Francis Tammy, Zhang Meng, Hoffman Travis, Giblin Michael E, Taylor David C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/4