Overexpression of pea α-carboxyltransferase in Arabidopsis and camelina increases fatty acid synthesis leading to improved seed oil content

The limiting subunit of plant acetyl-CoA carboxylase was identified as alpha-carboxyltransferase via absolute protein quantification; overexpression of this subunit in Arabidopsis and Camelina led to an increase of both fatty acid synthesis rate and seed oil content.

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The limiting subunit of plant acetyl-CoA carboxylase, identified as alpha-carboxyltransferase, was found to be responsible for the increase in both fatty acid synthesis rate and seed oil content when overexpressed in Arabidopsis and Camelina.