Arginine culture generates triacylglycerol by triggering nitrogen starvation responses during robust growth in Chlamydomonas
J. Munz, Y. Xiong, J. Y. H. Kim, Y. J. Sung, S. Seo, R. H. Hong, T. Kariyawasam, N. Shelley, J. Lee, S. J. Sim, E. Jin, J.-H. Lee
The paper shows that arginine culture induces nitrogen starvation responses in microalgae without limiting growth or photosynthesis, leading to increased lipid droplet accumulation.
bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2019 · PreprintPlant Biology