Tailoring lignin biosynthesis for efficient and sustainable biofuel production

Predicting Enzyme Adsorption to Lignin Films by Calculating Enzyme Surface Hydrophobicity

(2014) Deanne W. Sammond et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Disruption of Mediator rescues the stunted growth of a lignin-deficient Arabidopsis mutant

(2014) Nicholas D. Bonawitz et al.   NATURE

Chemically Induced Conditional Rescue of the Reduced Epidermal Fluorescence8 Mutant of Arabidopsis Reveals Rapid Restoration of Growth and Selective Turnover of Secondary Metabolite Pools

(2014) J. I. Kim et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Monolignol Ferulate Transferase Introduces Chemically Labile Linkages into the Lignin Backbone

(2014) C. G. Wilkerson et al.   SCIENCE

Lignin biosynthesis perturbations affect secondary cell wall composition and saccharification yield in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2013) Rebecca Van Acker et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

A Mechanism for Localized Lignin Deposition in the Endodermis

(2013) Yuree Lee et al.   CELL

Neighboring Parenchyma Cells Contribute to Arabidopsis Xylem Lignification, while Lignification of Interfascicular Fibers Is Cell Autonomous

(2013) R. A. Smith et al.   PLANT CELL

LACCASE Is Necessary and Nonredundant with PEROXIDASE for Lignin Polymerization during Vascular Development in Arabidopsis

(2013) Q. Zhao et al.   PLANT CELL

Arabidopsis Kelch Repeat F-Box Proteins Regulate Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis via Controlling the Turnover of Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase

(2013) X. Zhang et al.   PLANT CELL

Looking for Arabidopsis thaliana peroxidases involved in lignin biosynthesis

(2013) Joaquín Herrero et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Loss of function of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase 1 leads to unconventional lignin and a temperature-sensitive growth defect in Medicago truncatula

(2013) Q. Zhao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dirigent domain-containing protein is part of the machinery required for formation of the lignin-based Casparian strip in the root

(2013) P. S. Hosmani et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Improved saccharification and ethanol yield from field-grown transgenic poplar deficient in cinnamoyl-CoA reductase

(2013) R. Van Acker et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ptr-miR397a is a negative regulator of laccase genes affecting lignin content in Populus trichocarpa

(2013) S. Lu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Caffeoyl Shikimate Esterase (CSE) Is an Enzyme in the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway in Arabidopsis

(2013) R. Vanholme et al.   SCIENCE

Epigallocatechin gallate incorporation into lignin enhances the alkaline delignification and enzymatic saccharification of cell walls

(2012) Sasikumar Elumalai et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

AtABCG29 Is a Monolignol Transporter Involved in Lignin Biosynthesis

(2012) Santiago Alejandro et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Plant Cell Biology: The ABC of Monolignol Transport

(2012) Richard Sibout et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Can genetic engineering of lignin deposition be accomplished without an unacceptable yield penalty?

(2012) Nicholas D Bonawitz et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Identifying New Lignin Bioengineering Targets: Impact of Epicatechin, Quercetin Glycoside, and Gallate Derivatives on the Lignification and Fermentation of Maize Cell Walls

(2012) John H. Grabber et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Deciphering the Enigma of Lignification: Precursor Transport, Oxidation, and the Topochemistry of Lignin Assembly

(2012) Chang-Jun Liu   Molecular Plant

Engineering secondary cell wall deposition in plants

(2012) Fan Yang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

An Engineered Monolignol 4-O-Methyltransferase Depresses Lignin Biosynthesis and Confers Novel Metabolic Capability in Arabidopsis

(2012) K. Zhang et al.   PLANT CELL

Casparian strip diffusion barrier in Arabidopsis is made of a lignin polymer without suberin

(2012) S. Naseer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A polymer of caffeyl alcohol in plant seeds

(2012) F. Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A novel protein family mediates Casparian strip formation in the endodermis

(2011) Daniele Roppolo et al.   NATURE

Disruption of LACCASE4 and 17 Results in Tissue-Specific Alterations to Lignification of Arabidopsis thaliana Stems

(2011) S. Berthet et al.   PLANT CELL

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

Salicylic acid mediates the reduced growth of lignin down-regulated plants

(2011) L. Gallego-Giraldo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Simultaneous Repression of CCR and CAD, Two Enzymes of the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway, Results in Sterility and Dwarfism in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2010) Johanne Thévenin et al.   Molecular Plant

Engineering traditional monolignols out of lignin by concomitant up-regulation of F5H1 and down-regulation of COMT in Arabidopsis

(2010) Ruben Vanholme et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Lignin Biosynthesis and Structure

(2010) R. Vanholme et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The laccase multigene family in Arabidopsis thaliana: towards addressing the mystery of their gene function(s)

(2010) Phanikanth V. Turlapati et al.   PLANTA

ATP-binding cassette-like transporters are involved in the transport of lignin precursors across plasma and vacuolar membranes

(2010) Y.-C. Miao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Feedstocks for Lignocellulosic Biofuels

(2010) C. Somerville et al.   SCIENCE

Biosynthesis of hydroxycinnamate conjugates: implications for sustainable biomass and biofuel production

(2010) Chang-Jun Liu   Biofuels-UK

Engineering Monolignol 4-O-Methyltransferases to Modulate Lignin Biosynthesis

(2009) Mohammad-Wadud Bhuiya et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Proteomics of Plasma Membranes from Poplar Trees Reveals Tissue Distribution of Transporters, Receptors, and Proteins in Cell Wall Formation

(2009) Robert Nilsson et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

Hydroxycinnamates in lignification

(2009) John Ralph   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

The Effects on Lignin Structure of Overexpression of Ferulate 5-Hydroxylase in Hybrid Poplar1

(2009) J. J. Stewart et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Coniferyl Ferulate Incorporation into Lignin Enhances the Alkaline Delignification and Enzymatic Degradation of Cell Walls

(2008) John H. Grabber et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Emerging strategies of lignin engineering and degradation for cellulosic biofuel production

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

Lignin engineering

(2008) R VANHOLME et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Dissection of lignin macromolecular configuration and assembly: Comparison to related biochemical processes in allyl/propenyl phenol and lignan biosynthesis

(2008) Laurence B. Davin et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

Suppression of 4-Coumarate-CoA Ligase in the Coniferous Gymnosperm Pinus radiata

(2008) A. Wagner et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Tracking Monolignols during Wood Development in Lodgepole Pine

(2008) M. Kaneda et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Perturbed Lignification Impacts Tree Growth in Hybrid Poplar--A Function of Sink Strength, Vascular Integrity, and Photosynthetic Assimilation

(2008) H. D. Coleman et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

RNAi-mediated suppression of p-coumaroyl-CoA 3'-hydroxylase in hybrid poplar impacts lignin deposition and soluble secondary metabolism

(2008) H. D. Coleman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Role of Tyr residues on the protein surface of cationic cell-wall-peroxidase (CWPO-C) from poplar: Potential oxidation sites for oxidative polymerization of lignin

(2007) Shinya Sasaki et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY