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Title: Advanced genetic tools enable synthetic biology in the oleaginous microalgae Nannochloropsis sp.

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Nannochloropsis is a genus of fast-growing microalgae that are regularly used for biotechnology applications. Nannochloropsis species have a high triacylglycerol content and their polar lipids are rich in the omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid. Placed in the heterokont lineage, the Nannochloropsis genus has a complex evolutionary history. Genome sequences are available for several species, and a number of transcriptomic datasets have been produced, making this genus a facile model for comparative genomics. There is a growing interest in Nannochloropsis species as models for the study of microalga lipid metabolism and as a chassis for synthetic biology. Recently, techniques for gene stacking, and targeted gene disruption and repression in the Nannochloropsis genus have been developed. These tools enable gene-specific, mechanistic studies and have already allowed the engineering of improved Nannochloropsis strains with superior growth, or greater bioproduction.

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  1. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
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Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
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1608420
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FG02-91ER20021
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Journal Name:
Plant Cell Reports
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Journal Volume: 37; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 0721-7714
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Springer Nature
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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Poliner, Eric, Farré, Eva M., and Benning, Christoph. Advanced genetic tools enable synthetic biology in the oleaginous microalgae Nannochloropsis sp.. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1007/s00299-018-2270-0.
Poliner, Eric, Farré, Eva M., & Benning, Christoph. Advanced genetic tools enable synthetic biology in the oleaginous microalgae Nannochloropsis sp.. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-018-2270-0
Poliner, Eric, Farré, Eva M., and Benning, Christoph. Tue . "Advanced genetic tools enable synthetic biology in the oleaginous microalgae Nannochloropsis sp.". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-018-2270-0. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1608420.
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title = {Advanced genetic tools enable synthetic biology in the oleaginous microalgae Nannochloropsis sp.},
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abstractNote = {Nannochloropsis is a genus of fast-growing microalgae that are regularly used for biotechnology applications. Nannochloropsis species have a high triacylglycerol content and their polar lipids are rich in the omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid. Placed in the heterokont lineage, the Nannochloropsis genus has a complex evolutionary history. Genome sequences are available for several species, and a number of transcriptomic datasets have been produced, making this genus a facile model for comparative genomics. There is a growing interest in Nannochloropsis species as models for the study of microalga lipid metabolism and as a chassis for synthetic biology. Recently, techniques for gene stacking, and targeted gene disruption and repression in the Nannochloropsis genus have been developed. These tools enable gene-specific, mechanistic studies and have already allowed the engineering of improved Nannochloropsis strains with superior growth, or greater bioproduction.},
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journal = {Plant Cell Reports},
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year = {Tue Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Tue Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2018}
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  • Plant and Cell Physiology, Vol. 60, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz022

The potential of quantitative models to improve microalgae photosynthetic efficiency
journal, February 2019

  • Perin, Giorgio; Bellan, Alessandra; Bernardi, Andrea
  • Physiologia Plantarum, Vol. 166, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12915

Development and characterization of a Nannochloropsis mutant with simultaneously enhanced growth and lipid production
journal, March 2020


Integration of proteome and transcriptome refines key molecular processes underlying oil production in Nannochloropsis oceanica
journal, June 2020


Eukaryotic microalgae as hosts for light-driven heterologous isoprenoid production
journal, November 2018


Identification of circadian rhythms in Nannochloropsis species using bioluminescence reporter lines
journal, April 2019

  • Poliner, Eric; Cummings, Cameron; Newton, Linsey
  • The Plant Journal, Vol. 99, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14314

Transcriptomic and proteomic responses to very low CO2 suggest multiple carbon concentrating mechanisms in Nannochloropsis oceanica
journal, June 2019


Transcriptomic and proteomic responses to very low CO2 suggest multiple carbon concentrating mechanisms in Nannochloropsis oceanica
journal, June 2019


An algal enzyme required for biosynthesis of the most abundant marine carotenoids
text, January 2020