Transcriptome analysis reveals crucial genes involved in the biosynthesis of nervonic acid in woody Malania oleifera oilseeds

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Tianquan Yang · Chinese Academy of Sciences

Qian Yu · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Wei Xü · Kunming Institute of Botany

Li D · Kunming Institute of Botany

Chen Fu · Yunnan Academy of Forestry

Aizhong Liu · Southwest Forestry University

Abstract

Our results provide novel data on the physiological and molecular mechanisms of nervonic acid biosynthesis and oil accumulation in M. oleifera seeds, and will also serve as a starting point for biotechnological genetic engineering for the production of nervonic acid resources.

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Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

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Published in: BMC Plant Biology

Volume 18, Issue 1, pp. 247-247

DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1463-6

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Transcriptome analysis reveals crucial genes involved in the biosynthesis of nervonic acid in woody Malania oleifera oilseeds

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