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Metabolic control analysis is helpful for informed genetic manipulation of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) to increase seed oil content

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Top-down control analysis (TDCA) is a useful tool for quantifying constraints on metabolic pathways that might be overcome by biotechnological approaches. Previous studies on lip accumulation in oilseed rape have suggested that diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT), which catalyses the final step in seed oil biosynthesis, might be an effective target for enhancing seed oil content. Here, increased seed oil content, increased DGAT activity, and reduced substrate:product ratio are demonstrat...

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10.1093/jxb/ern206

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"University of Alberta, Canada"
Department:
Department of Agricultural,Food & Nutritional Science
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"Alberta Research Council, Vegreville, Canada"
Department:
Plant Biotechnology Unit
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Institution:
"Cardiff University, UK"
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Biochemistry
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Institution:
"University of Alberta, Canada"
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Department of Agricultural,Food & Nutritional Science
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
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Journal of Experimental Botany Journal website
Volume:
59
Issue:
13
Pages:
3543-3549
Publication date:
2008-01-01
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EISSN:
1460-2431
ISSN:
0022-0957
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English
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2013-09-20

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