Tammy Francis

Cloning and characterization of an acyl‐CoA‐dependent <i>diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1</i> (<i>DGAT1</i>) gene from <i>Tropaeolum majus</i>, and a study of the functional motifs of the DGAT protein using site‐directed mutagenesis to modify enzyme activity and oil content

Jingyu Xu, Tammy Francis, Elzbieta Mietkiewska et al. · Plant Biotechnology Journal · 2008 · 192 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +17

Molecular modification of triacylglycerol accumulation by over-expression of<i>DGAT1</i>to produce canola with increased seed oil content under field conditionsThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in a Special Issue from the National Research Council of Canada – Plant Biotechnology Institute.

David C. Taylor, Yan Zhang, Arvind Kumar et al. · Botany · 2009 · 140 citations

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +17

<i>Brassica carinata</i> – a new molecular farming platform for delivering bio‐industrial oil feedstocks: case studies of genetic modifications to improve very long‐chain fatty acid and oil content in seeds

David C. Taylor, Kevin C. Falk, C. Don Palmer et al. · Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining · 2010 · 134 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Crop Sciences, Plant Sciences +17

Molecular cloning and characterization of a <i>KCS</i> gene from <i>Cardamine graeca</i> and its heterologous expression in <i>Brassica</i> oilseeds to engineer high nervonic acid oils for potential medical and industrial use

David C. Taylor, Tammy Francis, Yiming Guo et al. · Plant Biotechnology Journal · 2009 · 96 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Plant Biology +17

Increase in nervonic acid content in transformed yeast and transgenic plants by introduction of a Lunaria annua L. 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (KCS) gene

Yiming Guo, Elzbieta Mietkiewska, Tammy Francis et al. · Plant Molecular Biology · 2008 · 95 citations

Agriculture, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +12