The group around Prof. HU Hanhua found that methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase regulates triacylglycerol accumulation in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, up to a level of 40 – 60 % of lipid production
CAS news release, April 29, 2014
CAS Institute of Hydrobiology elucidates mechanism of lipid accumulation in aquatic diatoms