A genome-wide analysis of the phospholipid: Diacylglycerol acyltransferase gene family in Gossypium

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important natural fiber crop worldwide, and cottonseed oil is its most important byproduct. Phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT) is important in TAG biosynthesis, as it catalyzes the transfer of a fatty acyl moiety from the sn-2 position of a phospholipid to the sn-3 position of sn-1, 2- diacylglyerol to form triacylglycerol (TAG) and a lysophospholipid.