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ArticleMarine drugs2014

Oleosome-associated protein of the oleaginous diatom Fistulifera solaris contains an endoplasmic reticulum-targeting signal sequence.

Yoshiaki Maeda, Yoshihiko Sunaga, Tomoko Yoshino, Tsuyoshi Tanaka

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Article in Marine drugs, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Diatom triacylglycerol metabolism: from carbon fixation to lipid droplet degradation.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2025
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  7. Structure and properties of oil bodies in diatoms.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshiaki MaedaDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan. y_maeda@cc.tuat.ac.jp.
Yoshihiko SunagaDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan. okihihsoy1985@gmail.com.
Tomoko YoshinoDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan. y-tomoko@cc.tuat.ac.jp.
Tsuyoshi TanakaDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan. tsuyo@cc.tuat.ac.jp.
Japan Science and Technology Agency · JPLife Science Institute · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microalgae tend to accumulate lipids as an energy storage material in the specific organelle, oleosomes. Current studies have demonstrated that lipids derived from microalgal oleosomes are a promising source of biofuels, while the oleosome formation mechanism has not been fully elucidated. Oleosome-associated proteins have been identified from several microalgae to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms of oleosome formation, although understanding their functions is still in infancy. Recently, we discovered a diatom-oleosome-associated-protein 1 (DOAP1) from the oleaginous diatom, Fistulifera solaris JPCC DA0580. The DOAP1 sequence implied that this protein might be transported into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) due to the signal sequence. To ensure this, we fused the signal sequence to green fluorescence protein. The fusion protein distributed around the chloroplast as like a meshwork membrane structure, indicating the ER localization. This result suggests that DOAP1 could firstly localize at the ER, then move to the oleosomes. This study also demonstrated that the DOAP1 signal sequence allowed recombinant proteins to be specifically expressed in the ER of the oleaginous diatom. It would be a useful technique for engineering the lipid synthesis pathways existing in the ER, and finally controlling the biofuel quality.

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Protein Sorting SignalsBiofuelsDiatomsEndoplasmic ReticulumGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLipid MetabolismMicroalgaeOrganellesProteinsBiofuelsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsProteinsProtein Sorting Signals

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PMID24983635
PMCPMC4113804
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