Down-regulation of the AtCCR1 gene in Arabidopsis thaliana: Effects on phenotype, lignins and cell wall degradability

Planta

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 218-228

  Goujon, Thomas ^a   Ferret, Valérie ^a   Mila, Isabelle ^b   Pollet, Brigitte ^b   Ruel, Katia ^c   Burlat, Vincent ^c   Joseleau, Jean Paul ^c   Barrière, Yves ^a,d   Lapierre, Catherine ^b   Jouanin, Lise ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHES SUR LES MACROMOLÉCULES VÉGÉTALES CERMAV CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Cell degradability; Cell wall ultrastructure; Cinnamoyl CoA reductase 1; Lignin

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; ENZYMES; GENES; TISSUE;

CELL WALLS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0038758884     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-003-0987-6     Document Type: Article

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