Antisense expression of the fasciclin-like arabinogalactan protein FLA6 gene in Populus inhibits expression of its homologous genes and alters stem biomechanics and cell wall composition in transgenic trees

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1291-1302

  Wang, Haihai ^a   Jiang, Chunmei ^a   Wang, Cuiting ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Yang, Lei ^b   Gao, Xiaoyan ^a   Zhang, Hongxia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cell wall; Fasciclin like arabinogalactan protein; Populus; Transgenic plant; Xylem

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; POPULUS;

ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEINS; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MUCOPROTEIN; PLANT PROTEIN;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT STEM; POPULUS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; XYLEM;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL WALL; DNA, ANTISENSE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MUCOPROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; XYLEM;

EID: 84924350949     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru479     Document Type: Article

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