TY - JOUR AU - Maravi, Devendra Kumar AU - Kumar, Sanjeev AU - Sharma, Prabin Kumar AU - Kobayashi, Yasufumi AU - Goud, Vaibhav V. AU - Sakurai, Nozomu AU - Koyama, Hiroyuki AU - Sahoo, Lingaraj PY - 2016 DA - 2016/10/21 TI - Ectopic expression of AtDGAT1, encoding diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase exclusively committed to TAG biosynthesis, enhances oil accumulation in seeds and leaves of Jatropha JO - Biotechnology for Biofuels SP - 226 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Jatropha curcas is an important biofuel crop due to the presence of high amount of oil in its seeds suitable for biodiesel production. Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are the most abundant form of storage oil in plants. Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase (DGAT1) enzyme is responsible for the last and only committed step in seed TAG biosynthesis. Direct upregulation of TAG biosynthesis in seeds and vegetative tissues through overexpression of the DGAT1 could enhance the energy density of the biomass, making significant impact on biofuel production. SN - 1754-6834 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-016-0642-7 DO - 10.1186/s13068-016-0642-7 ID - Maravi2016 ER -