Overexpression of Thalassiosira pseudonana violaxanthin de-epoxidase-like 2 (VDL2) increases fucoxanthin while stoichiometrically reducing diadinoxanthin cycle pigment abundance
O. Gaidarenko, D. W. Mills, M. Vernet, M. Hildebrand
This study identifies and characterizes genes involved in carotenoid biosynthesis in diatoms, showing that overexpression of VDL2 increases fucoxanthin while reducing diadinoxanthin cycle pigments.
bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology