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Down-regulation of glycosyltransferase 8D genes in Populus trichocarpa caused reduced mechanical strength and xylan content in wood.
Tree physiology - 1 Feb 2011
Li Quanzi, Min Douyong, Wang Jack Peng-Yu, Peszlen Ilona, Horvath Laszlo, Horvath Balazs, Nishimura Yufuko, Jameel Hasan, Chang Hou-Min, Chiang Vincent L
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Members of glycosyltransferase protein families GT8, GT43 and GT47 are implicated in the biosynthesis of xylan in the secondary cell walls of Arabidopsis. The Arabidopsis mutant irx8 has a 60% reduction in xylan. However, over-expression of an ortholog of Arabidopsis IRX8, poplar PoGT8D, in Arabi...
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