The oleaginous astaxanthin-producing alga Chromochloris zofingiensis: potential from production to an emerging model for studying lipid metabolism and carotenogenesis

Zhang, Yu; Ye, Ying; Bai, Fan; Liu, Jin

doi:10.1186/s13068-021-01969-z

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

Table 5 Putative genes involved in carotenoid biosynthesis in C. zofingiensis

From: The oleaginous astaxanthin-producing alga Chromochloris zofingiensis: potential from production to an emerging model for studying lipid metabolism and carotenogenesis

Gene name abbreviations	Gene ID		Gene description	References
Gene name abbreviations	JGI v5.2.3.2	GenBank	Gene description	References
IPP/DMAPP synthesis
DXS	Cz02g35280	MT188717	1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase	[41]
DXR	Cz07g19130	MT188718	1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase	[41]
CMS	Cz12g10090	MT188719	2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate cytidylyltransferase	[41]
CMK	Cz11g24270	MT188720	4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase	[41]
MCS	Cz02g10180	MT188721	2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase	[41]
HDS	Cz13g08020	MT188722	4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl diphosphate synthase	[41]
HDR	Cz05g23010	MT188723	4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductase	[41]
AACT	Cz04g25080	MT188724	Acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase	[41]
HCS	Cz19g02060	MT188725	Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase	[41]
IPPI1	Cz03g02150		Isopentenyl-diphosphate delta-isomerase	[41]
IPPI2	Cz08g23110		Isopentenyl-diphosphate delta-isomerase	[41]
IPPI3	Cz03g10110		Isopentenyl-diphosphate delta-isomerase	[41]
IPP/DMAPP to carotenoids
GPPS	Cz02g31110		Geranyl diphosphate synthase
FPPS	Cz01g03190		Farnesyl diphosphate synthase
GGPPS	Cz02g19200		Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase
PSY	Cz05g32220	FR670783	Phytoene synthase	[239]
PDS	Cz02g32280	EF621406	Phytoene desaturase	[245]
ZDS	Cz10g17010		ζ-carotene desaturase
ZISO	Cz10g17130		ζ-carotene isomerase
CRTISO1	Cz16g01210		Carotenoid isomerase
CRTISO2	Cz12g03260		Carotenoid isomerase
CRTISO3	Cz14g22040		Carotenoid isomerase
LCYe	Cz09g18310	HE664109	Lycopene ε-cyclase	[250]
LCYb	Cz12g10170	FN563998	lycopene β-cyclase	[251]
CYP97A1	Cz13g16110		Cytochrome P450 β-hydroxylase
CYP97A2	Cz09g14130		Cytochrome P450 β-hydroxylase
CYP97C	Cz09g07100		Cytochrome P450 ε-hydroxylase
CHYb	Cz12g16080	EU016205	β-carotenoid hydroxylase	[304]
BKT1	Cz13g13100	AY772713	β-carotenoid ketolase/oxygenase	[260]
BKT2	Cz04g11250		β-carotenoid ketolase/oxygenase
ZEP	Cz07g30060	HE863825	Zeaxanthin epoxidase	[252]
VDE	Cz06g02070		Violaxanthin de-epoxidase
NXS	Cz15g04070		Neoxanthin synthase

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