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Loss-of-function mutation of REDUCED WALL ACETYLATION2 in Arabidopsis leads to reduced cell wall acetylation and increased resistance to Botrytis cinerea.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2011
Manabe Yuzuki, Nafisi Majse, Verhertbruggen Yves, Orfila Caroline, Gille Sascha, Rautengarten Carsten, Cherk Candice, Marcus Susan E, Somerville Shauna, Pauly Markus, Knox J Paul, Sakuragi Yumiko, Scheller Henrik Vibe
Abstract excerpt
Nearly all polysaccharides in plant cell walls are O-acetylated, including the various pectic polysaccharides and the hemicelluloses xylan, mannan, and xyloglucan. However, the enzymes involved in the polysaccharide acetylation have not been identified. While the role of polysaccharide acetylation in vivo is unclear, it is known to reduce biofuel yield from lignocellulosic biomass by the inhibition of...
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