MiR397b regulates both lignin content and seed number in Arabidopsis via modulating a laccase involved in lignin biosynthesis

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1132-1142

  Wang, Cong Ying ^a   Zhang, Shengchun ^b   Yu, Yang ^a   Luo, Yu Chun ^a   Liu, Qing ^a   Ju, Changliang ^b   Zhang, Yu Chan ^a   Qu, Liang Hu ^a   Lucas, William J ^c   Wang, Xiaojing ^b   Chen, Yue Qin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Laccase; Lignin; MiR397; Seed yield; Silique

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; LAC4 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; LACCASE; LIGNIN; MICRORNA; MIRN390 MICRORNA, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT SEED; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VASCULAR BUNDLE (PLANT);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LACCASE; LIGNIN; MERISTEM; MICRORNAS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT VASCULAR BUNDLE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS;

EID: 84925970259     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12222     Document Type: Article

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