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Vessel-Specific Reintroduction of CINNAMOYL-COA REDUCTASE1 (CCR1) in Dwarfed ccr1 Mutants Restores Vessel and Xylary Fiber Integrity and Increases Biomass.
Plant physiology - 1 Jan 2018
De Meester Barbara, de Vries Lisanne, Özparpucu Merve, Gierlinger Notburga, Corneillie Sander, Pallidis Andreas, Goeminne Geert, Morreel Kris, De Bruyne Michiel, De Rycke Riet, Vanholme Ruben, Boerjan Wout
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Lignocellulosic biomass is recalcitrant toward deconstruction into simple sugars due to the presence of lignin. To render lignocellulosic biomass a suitable feedstock for the bio-based economy, plants can be engineered to have decreased amounts of lignin. However, engineered plants with the lowest amounts of lignin exhibit collapsed vessels and yield penalties. Previous efforts were not able to fully overcome...
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