The heterologous expression in Arabidopsis thaliana of sorghum transcription factor SbbHLH1 downregulates lignin synthesis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3021-3032

  Yan, Li ^a,b   Xu, Chunhui ^a   Kang, Yali ^a   Gu, Tongwei ^a   Wang, Duoxiang ^a   Zhao, Shuangyi ^a   Xia, Guangmin ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LINYI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bHLH transcription factor; bioenergy; genetic engineering; repressor of lignin synthesis; SbbHLH1; sorghum

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; LIGNIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BHLH TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BIOENERGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REPRESSOR OF LIGNIN SYNTHESIS.; SBBHLH1; SORGHUM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BHLH TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BIOENERGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; REPRESSOR OF LIGNIN SYNTHESIS.; SBBHLH1; SORGHUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; LIGNIN; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SORGHUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84879971556     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert150     Document Type: Article

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