Article
Engineering traditional monolignols out of lignin by concomitant up-regulation of F5H1 and down-regulation of COMT in Arabidopsis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Dec 2010
Vanholme Ruben, Ralph John, Akiyama Takuya, Lu Fachuang, Pazo Jorge Rencoret, Kim Hoon, Christensen Jørgen Holst, Van Reusel Brecht, Storme Véronique, De Rycke Riet, Rohde Antje, Morreel Kris, Boerjan Wout
Abstract excerpt
Lignin engineering is a promising strategy to optimize lignocellulosic plant biomass for use as a renewable feedstock for agro-industrial applications. Current efforts focus on engineering lignin with monomers that are not normally incorporated into wild-type lignins. Here we describe an Arabidopsis line in which the lignin is derived to a major extent from a non-traditional monomer. The combination of mutation...
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