PHA Bioplastics, Biochemicals, and Energy from Crops

Is genetic engineering ever going to take off in forage, turf and bioenergy crop breeding?

(2012) Zeng-Yu Wang et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Climate policy: Oil's tipping point has passed

(2012) James Murray et al.   NATURE

Reference genome sequence of the model plant Setaria

(2012) Jeffrey L Bennetzen et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enhanced polyhydroxybutyrate production in transgenic sugarcane

(2012) Lars A. Petrasovits et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Overexpression of miR156 in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) results in various morphological alterations and leads to improved biomass production

(2012) Chunxiang Fu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The Functional Network of the Arabidopsis Plastoglobule Proteome Based on Quantitative Proteomics and Genome-Wide Coexpression Analysis

(2012) P. K. Lundquist et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Downregulation of Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase (CAD) Leads to Improved Saccharification Efficiency in Switchgrass

(2011) Chunxiang Fu et al.   BioEnergy Research

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) polyubiquitin gene (PvUbi1 and PvUbi2) promoters for use in plant transformation

(2011) David GJ Mann et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Gene flow matters in switchgrass (Panicum virgatumL.), a potential widespread biofuel feedstock

(2011) Charles Kwit et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Effects of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) on Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) fingerlings performance and its gastrointestinal tract microbial community

(2011) Ebrahim H. Najdegerami et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Evolution of the C4 photosynthetic mechanism: are there really three C4 acid decarboxylation types?

(2011) R. T. Furbank   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production

(2011) Franziska Hempel et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Functional characterization of the switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) R2R3-MYB transcription factor PvMYB4 for improvement of lignocellulosic feedstocks

(2011) Hui Shen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Trade-offs between biomass growth and inducible biosynthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate in transgenic poplar

(2011) David A. Dalton et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Peroxisomal polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis is a promising strategy for bioplastic production in high biomass crops

(2011) Kimberley Tilbrook et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Gateway-compatible vectors for high-throughput gene functional analysis in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and other monocot species

(2011) David G.J. Mann et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) using shoot apex explants

(2011) S. Antony Ceasar et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. using shoot apices as explant source

(2011) Pooja Jha et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Factors influencing Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of switchgrass cultivars

(2011) Guo-qing Song et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

High Levels of Bioplastic Are Produced in Fertile Transplastomic Tobacco Plants Engineered with a Synthetic Operon for the Production of Polyhydroxybutyrate

(2011) K. Bohmert-Tatarev et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Constructions of expression vectors of polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) and transient expression of transgenes in immature oil palm embryos

(2011) Norazrin Ariffin et al.   PLASMID

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

Overexpression of the maize Corngrass1 microRNA prevents flowering, improves digestibility, and increases starch content of switchgrass

(2011) G. S. Chuck et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Selection and characterization of a new switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) line with high somatic embryogenic capacity for genetic transformation

(2011) Bin Xu et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Expression of polyhydroxybutyric acid as a model for metabolic engineering of soybean seed coats

(2011) J. A. Schnell et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Synthesis of Short-Chain-Length/Medium-Chain Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Copolymers in Peroxisomes of Transgenic Sugarcane Plants

(2011) David J. Anderson et al.   Tropical Plant Biology

Transgenic perennial biofuel feedstocks and strategies for bioconfinement

(2011) Albert P Kausch et al.   Biofuels-UK

Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) increases growth performance and intestinal bacterial range-weighted richness in juvenile European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax

(2010) Peter De Schryver et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The effect of poly β-hydroxybutyrate on larviculture of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

(2010) Dinh The Nhan et al.   AQUACULTURE

High throughput Agrobacterium-mediated switchgrass transformation

(2010) Ruyu Li et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Improved polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production in transgenic tobacco by enhancing translation efficiency of bacterial PHB biosynthetic genes

(2010) Ken'ichiro Matsumoto et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

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

BIOSYNTHESIS OF POLY-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB) IN THE TRANSGENIC GREEN ALGACHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII

(2010) Wang Chaogang et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Co-regulation of dark and light reactions in three biochemical subtypes of C4 species

(2010) Olavi Kiirats et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Setaria viridis: A Model for C4 Photosynthesis

(2010) T. P. Brutnell et al.   PLANT CELL

Factors influencing Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation of Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn

(2010) Manju Sharma et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

C4GEM, a Genome-Scale Metabolic Model to Study C4 Plant Metabolism

(2010) C. G. de Oliveira Dal'Molin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

An Improved Tissue Culture System for Embryogenic Callus Production and Plant Regeneration in Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)

(2009) Jason N. Burris et al.   BioEnergy Research

Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Switchgrass and Inheritance of the Transgenes

(2009) Yajun Xi et al.   BioEnergy Research

PHA bioplastic: A value-added coproduct for biomass biorefineries

(2009) Kristi D. Snell et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Production of Short-Chain-Length/Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Copolymer in the Plastid of Arabidopsis thaliana Using an Engineered 3-Ketoacyl-acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III

(2009) Ken’ichiro Matsumoto et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Biochemical, mechanical, and spectroscopic analyses of genetically engineered flax fibers producing bioplastic (poly-β-hydroxybutyrate)

(2009) Magdalena Wróbel-Kwiatkowska et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Changing sugar partitioning in FBPase-manipulated plants

(2009) A. J. Serrato et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Efficient, reproducible Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of sorghum using heat treatment of immature embryos

(2009) Songul Gurel et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Selection system and co-cultivation medium are important determinants of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of sugarcane

(2009) Priya Joyce et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Construction of PHB and PHBV multiple-gene vectors driven by an oil palm leaf-specific promoter

(2009) Mat Yunus Abdul Masani et al.   PLASMID

Transformation of sugarcane with ACC oxidase antisense gene

(2009) Ai-Qin Wang et al.   Sugar Tech

Switchgrass for bioethanol and other value-added applications: A review

(2008) Deepak R. Keshwani et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Binding of the Major Phasin, PhaP1, from Ralstonia eutropha H16 to Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Granules

(2008) L. Neumann et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Production of polyhydroxybutyrate in switchgrass, a value-added co-product in an important lignocellulosic biomass crop

(2008) Maria N. Somleva et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

A transient assay to evaluate the expression of polyhydroxybutyrate genes regulated by oil palm mesocarp-specific promoter

(2008) V. Omidvar et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Comparative Proteomics of Chloroplast Envelopes from C3 and C4 Plants Reveals Specific Adaptations of the Plastid Envelope to C4 Photosynthesis and Candidate Proteins Required for Maintaining C4 Metabolite Fluxes

(2008) A. Brautigam et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY