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Fatty acids in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are synthesized by the host plant by Luginbuehl, Leonie H., Menard, Guillaume N., Kurup, Smita, Van Erp, Harrie, Radhakrishnan, Guru V., Breakspear, Andrew, Oldroyd, Giles E. D., Eastmond, Peter J.

“…Plants form beneficial associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which facilitate nutrient acquisition from the soil. In return, the fungi receive…”
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Basic LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR67 Transactivates DELAY OF GERMINATION1 to Establish Primary Seed Dormancy in Arabidopsis by Bryant, Fiona M, Hughes, David, Hassani-Pak, Keywan, Eastmond, Peter J

“…Seed dormancy governs the timing of germination, one of the most important developmental transitions in a plant's life cycle. The ( ) gene is a key regulator…”
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SUGAR-DEPENDENT1 Encodes a Patatin Domain Triacylglycerol Lipase That Initiates Storage Oil Breakdown in Germinating Arabidopsis Seeds by Eastmond, Peter J

“…Triacylglycerol hydrolysis (lipolysis) plays a pivotal role in the life cycle of many plants by providing the carbon skeletons and energy that drive…”
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A causal inference and Bayesian optimisation framework for modelling multi-trait relationships-Proof-of-concept using Brassica napus seed yield under controlled conditions by Calderwood, Alexander, Siles, Laura, Eastmond, Peter J, Kurup, Smita, Morris, Richard J

“…The improvement of crop yield is a major breeding target and there is a long history of research that has focussed on unravelling the mechanisms and processes…”
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Seed storage oil catabolism: a story of give and take by Theodoulou, Frederica L, Eastmond, Peter J

“…► Storage oil hydrolysis fuels establishment but not all lipases have been identified. ► The enzymology but not regulation of fatty acid β-oxidation has been…”
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A native promoter–gene fusion created by CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated genomic deletion offers a transgene‐free method to drive oil accumulation in leaves by Bhunia, Rupam Kumar, Menard, Guillaume N., Eastmond, Peter J.

“…Achieving gain‐of‐function phenotypes without inserting foreign DNA is an important challenge for plant biotechnologists. Here, we show that a gene can be…”
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Turning sugar into oil: making photosynthesis blind to feedback inhibition by Paul, Matthew J, Eastmond, Peter J

“…This article comments on: Beechey-Gradwell Z, Cooney L, Winichayakul S, Andrews M, Hea SY, Crowther T, Roberts N. 2020. Storing carbon in leaf lipid sinks…”
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Multigene Engineering of Triacylglycerol Metabolism Boosts Seed Oil Content in Arabidopsis by van Erp, Harrie, Kelly, Amélie A., Menard, Guillaume, Eastmond, Peter J.

“…Increasing the yield of oilseed crops is an important objective for biotechnologists. A number of individual genes involved in triacylglycerol metabolism have…”
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MONODEHYROASCORBATE REDUCTASE4 Is Required for Seed Storage Oil Hydrolysis and Postgerminative Growth in Arabidopsis by Eastmond, Peter J

“…Hydrogen peroxide is a major by-product of peroxisomal metabolism and has the potential to cause critical oxidative damage. In all eukaryotes, catalase is…”
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Monogalactosyl diacylglycerol synthase 3 affects phosphate utilization and acquisition in rice by Verma, Lokesh, Bhadouria, Jyoti, Bhunia, Rupam Kumar, Singh, Shweta, Panchal, Poonam, Bhatia, Chitra, Eastmond, Peter J, Giri, Jitender

“…A phosphate deficiency-responsive galactolipid biosynthesis gene OsMGD3controls both internal phosphorus utilization and phosphate acquisition in rice…”
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DES2 is a fatty acid Δ11 desaturase capable of synthesizing palmitvaccenic acid in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis by Cheeld, Henry, Bhutada, Govindprasad, Beaudoin, Frederic, Eastmond, Peter J.

“…Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are oleaginous organisms, and the most abundant fatty acyl moiety usually found in their lipids is palmitvaccenic acid…”
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Burden tests can be used to map causal genes for a simple metabolic trait in an exome‐sequenced polyploid mutant population by Menard, Guillaume N., Eastmond, Peter J.

“…To investigate whether burden tests can be applied to the Cadenza population, we measured the fatty acid composition of lipids in individual M4 grains…”
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Seed Storage Oil Mobilization Is Important But Not Essential for Germination or Seedling Establishment in Arabidopsis by Kelly, Amélie A., Quettier, Anne-Laure, Shaw, Eve, Eastmond, Peter J.

“…Triacylglycerol (TAG) is a major storage reserve in many plant seeds. We previously identified a TAG Upase mutant called sugar-dependentl (sdp1) that is…”
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The SUGAR-DEPENDENT1 Lipase Limits Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Vegetative Tissues of Arabidopsis by Kelly, Amélie A., van Erp, Harrie, Quettier, Anne-Laure, Shaw, Eve, Menard, Guillaume, Kurup, Smita, Eastmond, Peter J.

“…There has been considerable interest recently in the prospect of engineering crops to produce triacylglycerol (TAG) in their vegetative tissues as a means to…”
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PHOSPHATIDIC ACID PHOSPHOHYDROLASE Regulates Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis by Phosphatidic Acid-Mediated Activation of CTP: PHOSPHOCHOLINE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE Activity by Craddock, Christian P., Adams, Nicolette, Bryant, Fiona M., Kurup, Smita, Eastmondb, Peter J.

“…Regulation of membrane lipid biosynthesis is critical for cell function. We previously reported that disruption of PHOSPHATIDIC ACID PHOSPHOHYDROLASE1 (PAH1)…”
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Expression of Castor LPAT2 Enhances Ricinoleic Acid Content at the sn-2 Position of Triacylglycerols in Lesquerella Seed by Chen, Grace Q, van Erp, Harrie, Martin-Moreno, Jose, Johnson, Kumiko, Morales, Eva, Browse, John, Eastmond, Peter J, Lin, Jiann-Tsyh

“…Lesquerella is a potential industrial oilseed crop that makes hydroxy fatty acid (HFA). Unlike castor its seeds are not poisonous but accumulate lesquerolic…”
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bZIP67 Regulates the Omega-3 Fatty Acid Content of Arabidopsis Seed Oil by Activating FATTY ACID DESATURASE3 by Mendes, Ana, Kelly, Amélie A., van Erp, Harrie, Shaw, Eve, Powers, Stephen J., Kurup, Smita, Eastmond, Peter J.

“…Arabidopsis thaliana seed maturation is accompanied by the deposition of storage oil, rich in the essential ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid α-linolenic acid…”
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Arabidopsis uses two gluconeogenic gateways for organic acids to fuel seedling establishment by Eastmond, Peter J., Astley, Holly M., Parsley, Kate, Aubry, Sylvain, Williams, Ben P., Menard, Guillaume N., Craddock, Christian P., Nunes-Nesi, Adriano, Fernie, Alisdair R., Hibberd, Julian M.

“…Gluconeogenesis is a fundamental metabolic process that allows organisms to make sugars from non-carbohydrate stores such as lipids and protein. In eukaryotes…”
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Step changes in leaf oil accumulation via iterative metabolic engineering by Vanhercke, Thomas, Divi, Uday K., El Tahchy, Anna, Liu, Qing, Mitchell, Madeline, Taylor, Matthew C., Eastmond, Peter J., Bryant, Fiona, Mechanicos, Anna, Blundell, Cheryl, Zhi, Yao, Belide, Srinivas, Shrestha, Pushkar, Zhou, Xue-Rong, Ral, Jean-Philippe, White, Rosemary G., Green, Allan, Singh, Surinder P., Petrie, James R.

“…Synthesis and accumulation of plant oils in the entire vegetative biomass offers the potential to deliver yields surpassing those of oilseed crops. However,…”
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PHOSPHATIDIC ACID PHOSPHOHYDROLASE1 and 2 Regulate Phospholipid Synthesis at the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Arabidopsis by Eastmond, Peter J, Quettier, Anne-Laure, Kroon, Johan T.M, Craddock, Christian, Adams, Nicolette, Slabas, Antoni R

“…Phospholipid biosynthesis is essential for the construction of most eukaryotic cell membranes, but how this process is regulated in plants remains poorly…”
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