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OsCESA9 conserved-site mutation leads to largely enhanced plant lodging resistance and biomass enzymatic saccharification by reducing cellulose DP and crystallinity in rice.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Sept 2017
Li Fengcheng, Xie Guosheng, Huang Jiangfeng, Zhang Ran, Li Yu, Zhang Miaomiao, Wang Yanting, Li Ao, Li Xukai, Xia Tao, Qu Chengcheng, Hu Fan, Ragauskas Arthur J, Peng Liangcai
Abstract excerpt
Genetic modification of plant cell walls has been posed to reduce lignocellulose recalcitrance for enhancing biomass saccharification. Since cellulose synthase (CESA) gene was first identified, several dozen CESA mutants have been reported, but almost all mutants exhibit the defective phenotypes in plant growth and development. In this study, the rice (Oryza sativa) Osfc16 mutant with substitutions (W481C, P482S)...
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