Strong decrease in lignin content without significant alteration of plant development is induced by simultaneous down-regulation of cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR) and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) in tobacco plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-270

  Chabannes, Matthieu ^a   Barakate, Abdellah ^b   Lapierre, Catherine ^c   Marita, Jane M ^d   Ralph, John ^d   Pean, Michel ^e   Danoun, Saïda ^a   Halpin, Claire ^b   Grima Pettenati, Jacqueline ^a   Boudet, Alain Michel ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR); Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD); Lignification; Lignin; Plant development; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE GENE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CINNAMOYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; LIGNIN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WILD RELATIVE;

CELLS; ENZYMES; GENES; LIGNIN; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYSACCHARIDES;

PLANT DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC LINES;

TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0035170102     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2001.01140.x     Document Type: Article

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