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ArticleThe Plant cell2015

Oil accumulation by the oleaginous diatom Fistulifera solaris as revealed by the genome and transcriptome.

Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Yoshiaki Maeda, Alaguraj Veluchamy, Michihiro Tanaka, Heni Abida, Eric Maréchal, Chris Bowler, Masaki Muto, Yoshihiko Sunaga, Masayoshi Tanaka and 8 more

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Article in The Plant cell, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers.

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81 citing papers in PubMed, 191 citations in OpenAlex.

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18 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Tsuyoshi TanakaDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan JST, CREST, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan tsuyo@cc.tuat.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2601-2256
Yoshiaki MaedaDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9206-2601
Alaguraj VeluchamyEnvironmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, CNRS UMR8197 INSERM U1024, Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, 75005 Paris, France.
Michihiro TanakaCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan Computational Biology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan.
Heni AbidaEnvironmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, CNRS UMR8197 INSERM U1024, Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, 75005 Paris, France.
Eric MaréchalLaboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, UMR 5168, CNRS-CEA-INRA-Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA Grenoble, 38054, Grenoble Cedex 09, France.
Chris BowlerEnvironmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, CNRS UMR8197 INSERM U1024, Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, 75005 Paris, France.
Masaki MutoDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan JST, CREST, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan.
Yoshihiko SunagaDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan JST, CREST, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan.
Masayoshi TanakaDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan JST, CREST, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan.
Tomoko YoshinoDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-2774
Takeaki TaniguchiMitsubishi Research Institute, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8141, Japan.
Yorikane FukudaDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.
Michiko NemotoDivision of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.
Mitsufumi MatsumotoJST, CREST, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan Biotechnology Laboratory, Electric Power Development Co., Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyusyu, Fukuoka 808-0111, Japan.
Pui Shan WongComputational Biology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan.
Sachiyo AburataniComputational Biology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan.
Wataru FujibuchiCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan Computational Biology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRLife Science Institute · JPJapan Science and Technology Agency · JPKyoto University · JPNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology · JPJ-Power (Japan) · JPMitsubishi Research Institute (Japan) · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oleaginous photosynthetic organisms such as microalgae are promising sources for biofuel production through the generation of carbon-neutral sustainable energy. However, the metabolic mechanisms driving high-rate lipid production in these oleaginous organisms remain unclear, thus impeding efforts to improve productivity through genetic modifications. We analyzed the genome and transcriptome of the oleaginous diatom Fistulifera solaris JPCC DA0580. Next-generation sequencing technology provided evidence of an allodiploid genome structure, suggesting unorthodox molecular evolutionary and genetic regulatory systems for reinforcing metabolic efficiencies. Although major metabolic pathways were shared with nonoleaginous diatoms, transcriptome analysis revealed unique expression patterns, such as concomitant upregulation of fatty acid/triacylglycerol biosynthesis and fatty acid degradation (β-oxidation) in concert with ATP production. This peculiar pattern of gene expression may account for the simultaneous growth and oil accumulation phenotype and may inspire novel biofuel production technology based on this oleaginous microalga.

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DiatomsFatty AcidsGenome, PlantTranscriptomeTriglyceridesFatty AcidsTriglycerides

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PMID25634988
PMCPMC4330590
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