Lipid Metabolism and Improvement in Oilseed Crops: Recent Advances in Multi-Omics Studies

Oilseed crops are rich in plant lipids that not only provide essential fatty acids for the human diet but also play important roles as major sources of biofuels and indispensable raw materials for the chemical industry. The regulation of lipid metabolism genes is a major factor affecting oil product...

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Main Authors: Mengjia Bu, Wei Fan, Ruonan Li, Bing He, Peng Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Metabolites
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/12/1170
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Summary:Oilseed crops are rich in plant lipids that not only provide essential fatty acids for the human diet but also play important roles as major sources of biofuels and indispensable raw materials for the chemical industry. The regulation of lipid metabolism genes is a major factor affecting oil production. In this review, we systematically summarize the metabolic pathways related to lipid production and storage in plants and highlight key research advances in characterizing the genes and regulatory factors influencing lipid anabolic metabolism. In addition, we integrate the latest results from multi-omics studies on lipid metabolism to provide a reference to better understand the molecular mechanisms underlying oil anabolism in oilseed crops.
ISSN:2218-1989