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+# A systematic overexpression approach reveals native targets to increase squalene production in *Synechocystis* sp. PCC 6803
+## Original publication
+Germann AT, Nakielski A, Dietsch M, Petzel T, Moser D, Triesch S, Westhoff P and Axmann IM (2023) A systematic overexpression approach reveals native targets to increase squalene production in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1024981. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1024981
+## Copyright
+Copyright © 2023 Germann, Nakielski, Dietsch, Petzel, Moser, Triesch, Westhoff and Axmann. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.