An adjustable algal chloroplast plug-and-play model for genome-scale metabolic models.

ABSTRACT: The chloroplast is a central part of plant cells, as this is the organelle where the photosynthesis, fixation of inorganic carbon, and other key functions related to fatty acid synthesis and amino acid synthesis occur. Since this organelle should be an integral part of any genome-scale metabolic model for a microalgae or a higher plant, it is of great interest to generate a detailed and standardized chloroplast model. Additionally, we see the need for a novel type of sub-model template, or organelle model, which could be incorporated into a larger, less specific genome-scale metabolic model, while allowing for minor differences between chloroplast-containing organisms. The result of this work is the very first standardized chloroplast model, iGR774, consisting of 788 reactions, 764 metabol

SUBMITTER: Bjerkelund Rokke G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7039451 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature