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Association of allelic variation in PtoXET16A with growth and wood properties in Populus tomentosa.
International journal of molecular sciences - 23 Sept 2014
Wang Bowen, Zhang Deqiang
Abstract excerpt
Xyloglucan endo-transglycosylases (XETs) modify the xyloglucan-cellulose framework of plant cell walls and, thus, affect cell wall expansion and strength. Dissecting the mechanism by which natural variation in XETs affects wood properties can inform breeding efforts to improve wood quality and yield traits. To this end, we isolated a full-length PtoXET16A cDNA clone from Populus tomentosa. Real-time PCR analysis...
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