Open AccessAutophagy Improves ARA-Rich TAG Accumulation in Mortierella alpina by Regulating Resource Allocation
Author(s) -
Hengqian Lu,
Haiqin Chen,
Xin Tang,
Qin Yang,
Hao Zhang,
Yong Q. Chen,
Jianxin Zhao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.502
H-Index - 51
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.01300-21
Subject(s) - autophagy , biochemistry , biology , fatty acid , lipid metabolism , phosphatidylethanolamine , biomass (ecology) , lipid droplet , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , apoptosis , phospholipid , phosphatidylcholine , membrane , agronomy
Studies have indicated that functional oil accumulation occurs in oleaginous microorganisms under nitrogen limitation. However, until now, large-scale application of nitrogen-deficiency strategies was limited by low biomass.