RNAi suppression of lignin biosynthesis in sugarcane reduces recalcitrance for biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

Comparison of direct and indirect embryogenesis protocols, biolistic gene transfer and selection parameters for efficient genetic transformation of sugarcane

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Rapid production of transgenic sugarcane with the introduction of simple loci following biolistic transfer of a minimal expression cassette and direct embryogenesis

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Syntheses of Lignin-Derived Thioacidolysis Monomers and Their Uses as Quantitation Standards

(2011) Fengxia Yue et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Silencing of 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase in switchgrass leads to reduced lignin content and improved fermentable sugar yields for biofuel production

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Analysis of transgene integration and expression following biolistic transfer of different quantities of minimal expression cassette into sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids)

(2011) Jae Yoon Kim et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Downregulation of Cinnamyl-Alcohol Dehydrogenase in Switchgrass by RNA Silencing Results in Enhanced Glucose Release after Cellulase Treatment

(2011) Aaron J. Saathoff et al.   PLoS One

Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass

(2011) Chunxiang Fu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Genetics of Lignin Biosynthesis: Connecting Genotype to Phenotype

(2010) Nicholas D. Bonawitz et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Structure-function relationships of wheat flavone O-methyltransferase: Homology modeling and site-directed mutagenesis

(2010) Jian-Min Zhou et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

C4 Plants as Biofuel Feedstocks: Optimising Biomass Production and Feedstock Quality from a Lignocellulosic PerspectiveFree Access

(2010) Caitlin S. Byrt et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

High homologous gene conservation despite extreme autopolyploid redundancy in sugarcane

(2010) Olivier Garsmeur et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Sugarcane for bioenergy production: an assessment of yield and regulation of sucrose content

(2010) Alessandro J. Waclawovsky et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Structure-Function Analyses of a Caffeic AcidO-Methyltransferase from Perennial Ryegrass Reveal the Molecular Basis for Substrate Preference

(2010) Gordon V. Louie et al.   PLANT CELL

Feedstocks for Lignocellulosic Biofuels

(2010) C. Somerville et al.   SCIENCE

Improved Sugar Conversion and Ethanol Yield for Forage Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Lines with Reduced Lignin Contents

(2009) Bruce S. Dien et al.   BioEnergy Research

Comparative genome analysis of lignin biosynthesis gene families across the plant kingdom

(2009) Zhanyou Xu et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Genetic modification of lignin biosynthesis for improved biofuel production

(2009) Hiroshi Hisano et al.   IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-PLANT

Rapid analysis of poplar lignin monomer composition by a streamlined thioacidolysis procedure and near-infrared reflectance-based prediction modeling

(2009) Andrew R. Robinson et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

RNAi Mediated Down-Regulation of PDS Gene Expression in Sugarcane (Saccharum), a Highly Polyploid Crop

(2009) Kenji Osabe et al.   Tropical Plant Biology

Improving Saccharification Efficiency of Alfalfa Stems Through Modification of the Terminal Stages of Monolignol Biosynthesis

(2008) Lisa A. Jackson et al.   BioEnergy Research

Allelic Association, Chemical Characterization and Saccharification Properties of brown midrib Mutants of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

(2008) Ana Saballos et al.   BioEnergy Research

Emerging strategies of lignin engineering and degradation for cellulosic biofuel production

(2008) Jing-Ke Weng et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Diploid/Polyploid Syntenic Shuttle Mapping and Haplotype-Specific Chromosome Walking Toward a Rust Resistance Gene (Bru1) in Highly Polyploid Sugarcane (2n   12x   115)

(2008) L. Le Cunff et al.   GENETICS

Meeting US biofuel goals with less land: the potential of Miscanthus

(2008) EMILY A. HEATON et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Genetic background impacts soluble and cell wall-bound aromatics in brown midrib mutants of sorghum

(2008) Nathan A. Palmer et al.   PLANTA