Repression of lignin biosynthesis promotes cellulose accumulation and growth in transgenic trees

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 808-812

  Hu, Wen Jing ^a,d   Harding, Scott A ^a   Lung, Jrhau ^a   Popko, Jacqueline L ^a   Ralph, John ^b   Stokke, Douglas D ^c   Tsai, Chung Jui ^a   Chiang, Vincent L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

4CL; Lining biosynthesis; Plant genetic engineering; Populus tremuloides; Trangenic

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TREE;

CELLULOSE; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGNIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TREES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0032868744     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/11758     Document Type: Article

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