The cellulose synthase gene superfamily and biochemical functions of xylem-specific cellulose synthase-like genes in Populus trichocarpa

Plant Physiology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1233-1245

  Suzuki, Shiro ^a,b   Li, Laigeng ^a   Sun, Ying Hsuan ^a   Chiang, Vincent L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; ENZYME KINETICS; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CELLULOSE SYNTHASE (CESA); HIGH SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; MODEL ANGIOSPERM TREES;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

CELLULOSE; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; POLYSACCHARIDES; TREES;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA;

EID: 33751101859     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.086678     Document Type: Article

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