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Disruption of LACCASE4 and 17 results in tissue-specific alterations to lignification of Arabidopsis thaliana stems.
The Plant cell - 1 Mar 2011
Berthet Serge, Demont-Caulet Nathalie, Pollet Brigitte, Bidzinski Przemyslaw, Cézard Laurent, Le Bris Phillipe, Borrega Nero, Hervé Jonathan, Blondet Eddy, Balzergue Sandrine, Lapierre Catherine, Jouanin Lise
Abstract excerpt
Peroxidases have been shown to be involved in the polymerization of lignin precursors, but it remains unclear whether laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) participate in constitutive lignification. We addressed this issue by studying laccase T-DNA insertion mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana. We identified two genes, LAC4 and LAC17, which are strongly expressed in stems. LAC17 was mainly expressed in the interfascicular fibers,...
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