Cytosolic lipid droplets as engineered organelles for production and accumulation of terpenoid biomaterials in leaves

Cytosolic lipid droplets are ER-derived organelles that accumulate in seeds to fuel germination. Here, Sadre et al. show that by boosting lipid production and anchoring key terpenoid biosynthetic enzymes to the droplet surface, an efficient terpenoid production platform can be established in leaves.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Radin Sadre, Peiyen Kuo, Jiaxing Chen, Yang Yang, Aparajita Banerjee, Christoph Benning, Bjoern Hamberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08515-4