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Title: Review of the algal biology program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts

Abstract

In 2010, when the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) consortium began, little was known about the molecular basis of algal biomass or oil production. Very few algal genome sequences were available and efforts to identify the best-producing wild species through bioprospecting approaches had largely stalled after the U.S. Department of Energy's Aquatic Species Program. This lack of knowledge included how reduced carbon was partitioned into storage products like triglycerides or starch and the role played by metabolite remodeling in the accumulation of energy-dense storage products. Furthermore, genetic transformation and metabolic engineering approaches to improve algal biomass and oil yields were in their infancy. Genome sequencing and transcriptional profiling were becoming less expensive, however; and the tools to annotate gene expression profiles under various growth and engineered conditions were just starting to be developed for algae. It was in this context that an integrated algal biology program was introduced in the NAABB to address the greatest constraints limiting algal biomass yield. Furthermore, this review describes the NAABB algal biology program, including hypotheses, research objectives, and strategies to move algal biology research into the twenty-first century and to realize the greatest potential of algae biomass systems to produce biofuels.

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Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1378287
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1329552; OSTI ID: 1338798
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-28953; LA-UR-16-21596
Journal ID: ISSN 2211-9264; S2211926416301916; PII: S2211926416301916
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0003046; AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Algal Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Algal Research Journal Volume: 22 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2211-9264
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 09 BIOMASS FUELS; Biological Science; Energy Sciences

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Unkefer, Clifford J., Sayre, Richard T., Magnuson, Jon K., Anderson, Daniel B., Baxter, Ivan, Blaby, Ian K., Brown, Judith K., Carleton, Michael, Cattolico, Rose Ann, Dale, Taraka, Devarenne, Timothy P., Downes, C. Meghan, Dutcher, Susan K., Fox, David T., Goodenough, Ursula, Jaworski, Jan, Holladay, Jonathan E., Kramer, David M., Koppisch, Andrew T., Lipton, Mary S., Marrone, Babetta L., McCormick, Margaret, Molnár, István, Mott, John B., Ogden, Kimberly L., Panisko, Ellen A., Pellegrini, Matteo, Polle, Juergen, Richardson, James W., Sabarsky, Martin, Starkenburg, Shawn R., Stormo, Gary D., Teshima, Munehiro, Twary, Scott N., Unkefer, Pat J., Yuan, Joshua S., and Olivares, José A. Review of the algal biology program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2016.06.002.
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Unkefer, Clifford J., Sayre, Richard T., Magnuson, Jon K., Anderson, Daniel B., Baxter, Ivan, Blaby, Ian K., Brown, Judith K., Carleton, Michael, Cattolico, Rose Ann, Dale, Taraka, Devarenne, Timothy P., Downes, C. Meghan, Dutcher, Susan K., Fox, David T., Goodenough, Ursula, Jaworski, Jan, Holladay, Jonathan E., Kramer, David M., Koppisch, Andrew T., Lipton, Mary S., Marrone, Babetta L., McCormick, Margaret, Molnár, István, Mott, John B., Ogden, Kimberly L., Panisko, Ellen A., Pellegrini, Matteo, Polle, Juergen, Richardson, James W., Sabarsky, Martin, Starkenburg, Shawn R., Stormo, Gary D., Teshima, Munehiro, Twary, Scott N., Unkefer, Pat J., Yuan, Joshua S., & Olivares, José A. Review of the algal biology program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2016.06.002
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Unkefer, Clifford J., Sayre, Richard T., Magnuson, Jon K., Anderson, Daniel B., Baxter, Ivan, Blaby, Ian K., Brown, Judith K., Carleton, Michael, Cattolico, Rose Ann, Dale, Taraka, Devarenne, Timothy P., Downes, C. Meghan, Dutcher, Susan K., Fox, David T., Goodenough, Ursula, Jaworski, Jan, Holladay, Jonathan E., Kramer, David M., Koppisch, Andrew T., Lipton, Mary S., Marrone, Babetta L., McCormick, Margaret, Molnár, István, Mott, John B., Ogden, Kimberly L., Panisko, Ellen A., Pellegrini, Matteo, Polle, Juergen, Richardson, James W., Sabarsky, Martin, Starkenburg, Shawn R., Stormo, Gary D., Teshima, Munehiro, Twary, Scott N., Unkefer, Pat J., Yuan, Joshua S., and Olivares, José A. Wed . "Review of the algal biology program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2016.06.002.
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@article{osti_1378287,
title = {Review of the algal biology program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts},
author = {Unkefer, Clifford J. and Sayre, Richard T. and Magnuson, Jon K. and Anderson, Daniel B. and Baxter, Ivan and Blaby, Ian K. and Brown, Judith K. and Carleton, Michael and Cattolico, Rose Ann and Dale, Taraka and Devarenne, Timothy P. and Downes, C. Meghan and Dutcher, Susan K. and Fox, David T. and Goodenough, Ursula and Jaworski, Jan and Holladay, Jonathan E. and Kramer, David M. and Koppisch, Andrew T. and Lipton, Mary S. and Marrone, Babetta L. and McCormick, Margaret and Molnár, István and Mott, John B. and Ogden, Kimberly L. and Panisko, Ellen A. and Pellegrini, Matteo and Polle, Juergen and Richardson, James W. and Sabarsky, Martin and Starkenburg, Shawn R. and Stormo, Gary D. and Teshima, Munehiro and Twary, Scott N. and Unkefer, Pat J. and Yuan, Joshua S. and Olivares, José A.},
abstractNote = {In 2010, when the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) consortium began, little was known about the molecular basis of algal biomass or oil production. Very few algal genome sequences were available and efforts to identify the best-producing wild species through bioprospecting approaches had largely stalled after the U.S. Department of Energy's Aquatic Species Program. This lack of knowledge included how reduced carbon was partitioned into storage products like triglycerides or starch and the role played by metabolite remodeling in the accumulation of energy-dense storage products. Furthermore, genetic transformation and metabolic engineering approaches to improve algal biomass and oil yields were in their infancy. Genome sequencing and transcriptional profiling were becoming less expensive, however; and the tools to annotate gene expression profiles under various growth and engineered conditions were just starting to be developed for algae. It was in this context that an integrated algal biology program was introduced in the NAABB to address the greatest constraints limiting algal biomass yield. Furthermore, this review describes the NAABB algal biology program, including hypotheses, research objectives, and strategies to move algal biology research into the twenty-first century and to realize the greatest potential of algae biomass systems to produce biofuels.},
doi = {10.1016/j.algal.2016.06.002},
journal = {Algal Research},
number = C,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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