Selected publications before 2016

Publications before 2016

  1. Chen G, Woodfield H, Pan X, Harwood J, Weselake RJ. Acyl-trafficking during plant oil accumulation. Lipids, 2015, 50: 1057-1068.
  2. Chen G, Wang B, Han D, Sommerfeld M, Lu Y, Chen F, Hu Q. Molecular mechanisms of the coordination between astaxanthin and fatty acid biosynthesis in Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyceae). Plant Journal, 2015, 81: 95-107.
  3. Pan X, Chen G, Kazachkov M, Greer M, Caldo K, Zou J, Qiu X, Weselake RJ. In vivo and in vitro evidence for biochemical coupling of reactions catalyzed by lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase and diacylglycerol acyltransferase, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2015, 290: 18068-18078.
  4. Bayon S, Chen G, Weselake RJ, Browse J. A small phospholipase A2-α from castor catalyzes the removal of hydroxy fatty acids from phosphatidylcholine in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds. Plant Physiology, 2015, 167: 1259-1270.
  5. Caldo KMP, Greer MS, Chen G, Lemieux MJ, Weselake RJ. Purification and properties of recombinant Brassica napus Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 1. FEBS Letters, 2015, 589: 773-778.
  6. Lager I, Glab B, Eriksson L, Chen G, Banas A, Patton-Vogt J, Stymne S.  Novel reactions in acyl editing of phosphatidylcholine by lysophosphatidylcholine transacylase (LPCT) and acyl-CoA: glycerophosphocholine acyltransferase (GPCAT) activities in microsomal preparations of plant tissues. Planta, 2015, 241: 347-358.
  7. Greer M, Truksa M, Deng W, Lung S, Chen G, Weselake RJ. Engineering increased triacylglycerol accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a modified type 1 plant diacylglycerol acyltransferase. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2015, 99: 2243-2253.
  8. Gao Y, Chen G, Weselake RJ. A rapid Nile red fluorescence-based method for triacylglycerol content in microspore-derived cell suspension cultures of Brassica napus. Lipids, 2014, 49: 1161-1168.
  9. Mietkiewska E, Miles R, Wickramarathna A, Sahibollah A, Greer M, Chen G, Weselake RJ. Combined transgenic expression of Punica granatum conjugase (FADX) and FAD2 desaturase in high linoleic acid Arabidopsis thaliana mutant leads to increased accumulation of punicic acid. Planta, 2014, 240: 575-583.
  10. Chen X, Chen G (Co-first author), Truksa M, Snyder CL, Shah S, Weselake RJ. Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4 is essential for the normal development of reproductive organs and the embryo in Brassica napus. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2014, 65: 4201-4215.
  11. Chen G, Deng W, Truksa M, Peng F, Singer S, Snyder CL, Mietkiewska E, Weselake RJ. Brassica napus TT16 homologs with different genomic origins and expression levels encode proteins that regulate a broad range of flavonoid-associated genes at the transcriptional level. Plant Journal, 2013, 74: 663-677.
  12. Chen G, Greer MS, Weselake RJ. Plant phospholipase A: Advances in molecular biology, biochemistry and cellular function. Biomolecular Concepts, 2013, 4: 527-532.
  13. Deng W, Chen G (Co-first author), Truksa M, Peng F, Snyder CL, Weselake RJ. Transparent Testa16 plays multiple roles in plant development and is involved in lipid synthesis and embryo development in Canola. Plant Physiology, 2012, 160: 978-989.
  14. Wang L, Shen W, Kazachkov M, Chen G, Chen Q, Carlsson A, Stymne S, Weselake RJ, Zou J. Metabolic interactions between the Lands cycle and the Kennedy pathway of glycerolipid synthesis in Arabidopsis developing seeds. Plant Cell, 2012, 11: 4652-4669.
  15. Chen G, Deng W, Truksa M, Peng F, Weselake RJ. The Bsister MADS-box proteins have multiple regulatory functions in plant development. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2012, 1: 203-206.
  16. Chen G, Greer MS, Lager I, Yilmaz JL, Mietkiewska E, Carlsson AS, Stymne S, Weselake RJ. Identification and characterization of an LCAT-like Arabidopsis thaliana gene encoding a novel phospholipase A. FEBS Letters, 2012, 4: 373-377.
  17. Liu Y, Chen G, Wang J, Hao Y, Li M, Li Y, Hu B, Lu F. Efficient expression of an alkaline pectate lyase gene from Bacillus subtilis and the characterization of the recombinant protein. Biotechnology Letters, 2012, 34: 109-115.
  18. Chen G, Snyder CL, Greer MS, Weselake RJ. Biology and biochemistry of plant phospholipases. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2011, 3: 239-258.
  19. Chen G, Fan KW, Lu F, Li Q, Aki T, Chen F, Jiang Y. Optimization of nitrogen source for enhanced production of squalene from thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. New Biotechnology, 2010, 27: 382-389.
  20. Liu Y, Lu F, Chen G, Snyder CL, Sun J, Li Y, Wang J, Xiao J. High-level expression, purification and characterization of a recombinant medium-temperature α-amylase from Bacillus subtilis. Biotechnology Letters, 2010, 32: 119-124.
  21. Chen G, Xiang W, Lau CC, Peng J, Qiu J, Chen F, Jiang Y. A comparative analysis of lipid and carotenoid composition of the gonads of Anthocidaris crassispina, Diadema setosum and Salmacis sphaeroides. Food Chemistry, 2010, 120: 973-977.
  22. Wu Z, Chen G, Chong S, Mak N, Chen F, Jiang Y. Ultraviolet-B radiation improves astaxanthin accumulation in green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis. Biotechnology Letters, 2010, 32: 1911-1914.
  23. Li Q, Chen G, Fan KW, Lu F, Akie T, Jiang Y. Screening and characterization of squalene-producing thraustochytrids from Hong Kong mangroves. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2009, 57: 4267-4272.
  24. Zhang Y, Lu F, Chen G, Li Y, Wang J. Expression, purification and characterization of phosphatidylserine synthase from E. coli K12 in Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2009, 57: 122-126.
  25. Chen G, Lu F, Du L. Natamycin production by Streptomyces gilvosporeus based on statistical optimization. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2008, 56: 5057-5061.
  26. Chen G, Jiang Y, Chen F. Variation of lipid class composition in Nitzschia laevis as a response to growth temperature change. Food Chemistry, 2008, 109: 88-94.
  27. Chen G, Jiang Y, Chen F. Salt-induced alterations in lipid composition of diatom Nitzschia laevis (Bacillariophyceae) under heterotrophic culture condition. Journal of Phycology, 2008, 44: 1309-1314.
  28. Chen G, Jiang Y, Chen F. Fatty acid and lipid class composition of the eicosapentaenoic acid-producing microalga, Nitzschia laevis. Food Chemistry, 2007, 104: 1580-1585.
  29. Chen G, Chen F. Growing phototrophic cells without light. Biotechnology Letters, 2006, 28: 607-616.