The lignin toolbox of the model grass Setaria viridis

Soil carbon sequestration accelerated by restoration of grassland biodiversity

(2019) Yi Yang et al.   Nature Communications

Mutation of 4-coumarate: coenzyme A ligase 1 gene affects lignin biosynthesis and increases the cell wall digestibility in maize brown midrib5 mutants

(2019) Wangdan Xiong et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Structural features and regulation of lignin deposited upon biotic and abiotic stresses

(2019) Igor Cesarino   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

4-Coumarate 3-hydroxylase in the lignin biosynthesis pathway is a cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase

(2019) Jaime Barros et al.   Nature Communications

Sorghum CCoAOMT and CCoAOMT-like gene evolution, structure, expression and the role of conserved amino acids in protein activity

(2018) M. Rakoczy et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Suppression of a single BAHD gene in Setaria viridis causes large, stable decreases in cell wall feruloylation and increases biomass digestibility

(2018) Wagner R. de Souza et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Lignin modification in planta for valorization

(2018) Toshiaki Umezawa   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Current Models for Transcriptional Regulation of Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Grasses

(2018) Xiaolan Rao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A Flexible Low Cost Hydroponic System for Assessing Plant Responses to Small Molecules in Sterile Conditions

(2018) Carolina C. Monte-Bello et al.   Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments

Lignin characterization of rice CONIFERALDEHYDE 5-HYDROXYLASE loss-of-function mutants generated with the CRISPR/Cas9 system

(2018) Yuri Takeda et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Gene Duplication Leads to Altered Membrane Topology of a Cytochrome P450 Enzyme in Seed Plants

(2017) Hugues Renault et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

UFBoot2: Improving the Ultrafast Bootstrap Approximation

(2017) Diep Thi Hoang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Expression atlas and comparative coexpression network analyses reveal important genes involved in the formation of lignified cell wall in Brachypodium distachyon

(2017) Richard Sibout et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Down-regulation of hydroxycinnamoyl CoA: shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase, cinnamoyl CoA reductase, and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase leads to lignin reduction in rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica cv. Nipponbare)

(2017) Sathish K. Ponniah et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

SilencingCAFFEOYL SHIKIMATE ESTERASEAffects Lignification and Improves Saccharification in Poplar

(2017) Marina de Lyra Soriano Saleme et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Substrate Specificity of a Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase

(2017) Se-Young Jun et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Regulation of CONIFERALDEHYDE 5-HYDROXYLASE expression to modulate cell wall lignin structure in rice

(2017) Yuri Takeda et al.   PLANTA

SbCOMT (Bmr12) is involved in the biosynthesis of tricin-lignin in sorghum

(2017) Aymerick Eudes et al.   PLoS One

Biochemical and Expression Analyses of the Rice Cinnamoyl-CoA Reductase Gene Family

(2017) Hye Lin Park et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Building the wall: recent advances in understanding lignin metabolism in grasses

(2016) Igor Cesarino et al.   ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM

Paving the Way for Lignin Valorisation: Recent Advances in Bioengineering, Biorefining and Catalysis

(2016) Roberto Rinaldi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A developing Setaria viridis internode: an experimental system for the study of biomass generation in a C4 model species

(2016) Antony P. Martin et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Improving total saccharification yield of Arabidopsis plants by vessel-specific complementation of caffeoyl shikimate esterase (cse) mutants

(2016) Lívia Vargas et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Designer lignins: harnessing the plasticity of lignification

(2016) Yaseen Mottiar et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

W-IQ-TREE: a fast online phylogenetic tool for maximum likelihood analysis

(2016) Jana Trifinopoulos et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Changes In Cell Wall Polymers And Degradability In Maize Mutants Lacking 3'- And 5'- O -Methyltransferases Involved In Lignin Biosynthesis

(2016) Silvia Fornalé et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Molecular and biochemical characterizations of the monoacylglycerol lipase gene family ofArabidopsis thaliana

(2016) Ryeo Jin Kim et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Spike-dip transformation ofSetaria viridis

(2016) Prasenjit Saha et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Tricin-lignins: occurrence and quantitation of tricin in relation to phylogeny

(2016) Wu Lan et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Biotechnology and synthetic biology approaches for metabolic engineering of bioenergy crops

(2016) Patrick M. Shih et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

An essential role of caffeoyl shikimate esterase in monolignol biosynthesis inMedicago truncatula

(2016) Chan Man Ha et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Co-expression network analysis reveals transcription factors associated to cell wall biosynthesis in sugarcane

(2016) Savio Siqueira Ferreira et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Cinnamoyl-CoA Reductases

(2016) Steven A. Sattler et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Maize Tricin-Oligolignol Metabolites and their Implications for Monocot Lignification

(2016) Wu Lan et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Silencing CHALCONE SYNTHASE in Maize Impedes the Incorporation of Tricin into Lignin and Increases Lignin Content

(2016) Nubia B. Eloy et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of Sorghum bicolor Caffeoyl-CoA O -Methyltransferase

(2016) Alexander M. Walker et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Lignification: Flexibility, Biosynthesis and Regulation

(2016) Qiao Zhao   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

MYB31/MYB42 Syntelogs Exhibit Divergent Regulation of Phenylpropanoid Genes in Maize, Sorghum and Rice

(2016) Tina Agarwal et al.   Scientific Reports

Selection of reliable reference genes for RT-qPCR analysis during developmental stages and abiotic stress in Setaria viridis

(2016) Polyana Kelly Martins et al.   Scientific Reports

The cell biology of lignification in higher plants

(2015) Jaime Barros et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Lignification: different mechanisms for a versatile polymer

(2015) Aline Voxeur et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Mutation inBrachypodiumcaffeic acidO-methyltransferase 6 alters stem and grain lignins and improves straw saccharification without deteriorating grain quality

(2015) Séverine Ho-Yue-Kuang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Effects ofPHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE(PAL) knockdown on cell wall composition, biomass digestibility, and biotic and abiotic stress responses inBrachypodium

(2015) Cynthia L. Cass et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Genome-wide analysis of the lignin toolbox ofEucalyptus grandis

(2015) Victor Carocha et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Unlocking the potential of lignocellulosic biomass through plant science

(2015) Poppy E. Marriott et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Manipulation of Guaiacyl and Syringyl Monomer Biosynthesis in an Arabidopsis Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase Mutant Results in Atypical Lignin Biosynthesis and Modified Cell Wall Structure

(2015) Nickolas A. Anderson et al.   PLANT CELL

Completion of Tricin Biosynthesis Pathway in Rice: Cytochrome P450 75B4 Is a Unique Chrysoeriol 5′-Hydroxylase

(2015) Pui Ying Lam et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Four isoforms of Arabidopsis thaliana 4-coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL) have overlapping yet distinct roles in phenylpropanoid metabolism

(2015) Yi Li et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Tricin, a Flavonoid Monomer in Monocot Lignification

(2015) Wu Lan et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Cell wall modifications triggered by the down-regulation of Coumarate 3-hydroxylase-1 in maize

(2015) Silvia Fornalé et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Integrative analysis and expression profiling of secondary cell wall genes in C4 biofuel model Setaria italica reveals targets for lignocellulose bioengineering

(2015) Mehanathan Muthamilarasan et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Ferulic acid: a key component in grass lignocellulose recalcitrance to hydrolysis

(2014) Dyoni Matias de Oliveira et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Identification and suppression of thep-coumaroyl CoA:hydroxycinnamyl alcohol transferase inZea maysL.

(2014) Jane M. Marita et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Cytochrome P450 93G1 Is a Flavone Synthase II That Channels Flavanones to the Biosynthesis of Tricin O-Linked Conjugates in Rice

(2014) P. Y. Lam et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Complexity of the transcriptional network controlling secondary wall biosynthesis

(2014) Ruiqin Zhong et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Functional characterization of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase and caffeic acid O-methyltransferase in Brachypodium distachyon

(2013) Gina M Trabucco et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Lignin plays a negative role in the biochemical process for producing lignocellulosic biofuels

(2013) Yining Zeng et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

A single amino acid determines position specificity of anArabidopsis thalianaCCoAOMT-likeO-methyltransferase

(2013) Christopher Ralf Wils et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Characterization of 5-Hydroxyconiferaldehyde O-Methyltransferase in Oryza sativa

(2013) Taichi Koshiba et al.   Plant Biotechnology

p-Coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase (PMT) acts specifically in the lignin biosynthetic pathway inBrachypodium distachyon

(2013) Deborah L. Petrik et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Elucidation of the Structure and Reaction Mechanism of Sorghum Hydroxycinnamoyltransferase and Its Structural Relationship to Other Coenzyme A-Dependent Transferases and Synthases

(2013) A. M. Walker et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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

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

(2013) R. Vanholme et al.   SCIENCE

An overview of lignin metabolism and its effect on biomass recalcitrance

(2013) Igor Cesarino et al.   Brazilian Journal of Botany

Visualizing genomic information across chromosomes with PhenoGram

(2013) Daniel Wolfe et al.   BioData Mining

Towards a carbon-negative sustainable bio-based economy

(2013) Bartel Vanholme et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

The potential of C4 grasses for cellulosic biofuel production

(2013) Tim van der Weijde et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genome and gene duplications and gene expression divergence: a view from plants

(2012) Yupeng Wang et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Biomass recalcitrance. Part II: Fundamentals of different pre-treatments to increase the enzymatic digestibility of lignocellulose

(2012) Xuebing Zhao et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Structural Characterization of Wheat Straw Lignin as Revealed by Analytical Pyrolysis, 2D-NMR, and Reductive Cleavage Methods

(2012) José C. del Río 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

Metabolic engineering of novel lignin in biomass crops

(2012) Ruben Vanholme et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Disrupting thecinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase 1gene (BdCAD1) leads to altered lignification and improved saccharification inBrachypodium distachyon

(2012) Madeleine Bouvier d'Yvoire et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Brown midrib2 (Bmr2) encodes the major 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase involved in lignin biosynthesis in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

(2012) Ana Saballos et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Assembly of an Evolutionarily New Pathway for  -Pyrone Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

(2012) J.-K. Weng et al.   SCIENCE

Transcriptional Regulation of Grass Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis: Playing Catch-Up with Arabidopsis thaliana

(2012) Pubudu P. Handakumbura et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Comparative genomics and evolutionary analyses of the O-methyltransferase gene family in Populus

(2011) Abdelali Barakat et al.   GENE

Setaria viridis and Setaria italica, model genetic systems for the Panicoid grasses

(2011) P. Li et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Altered Lignin Biosynthesis Improves Cellulosic Bioethanol Production in Transgenic Maize Plants Down-Regulated for Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase

(2011) Silvia Fornalé et al.   Molecular Plant

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

(2011) Bin Xu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

MYB46 and MYB83 Bind to the SMRE Sites and Directly Activate a Suite of Transcription Factors and Secondary Wall Biosynthetic Genes

(2011) Ruiqin Zhong et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

OsCAD2 is the major CAD gene responsible for monolignol biosynthesis in rice culm

(2011) Ko Hirano et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Functional Characterization of Evolutionarily Divergent 4-Coumarate:Coenzyme A Ligases in Rice

(2011) J. Gui et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Comparative and phylogenomic analyses of cinnamoyl-CoA reductase and cinnamoyl-CoA-reductase-like gene family in land plants

(2011) Abdelali Barakat et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Global Analysis of Direct Targets of Secondary Wall NAC Master Switches in Arabidopsis

(2010) Ruiqin Zhong 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

New Algorithms and Methods to Estimate Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies: Assessing the Performance of PhyML 3.0

(2010) Stéphane Guindon et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) possesses a divergent family of cinnamoyl CoA reductases with distinct biochemical properties

(2009) Luis L. Escamilla-Treviño et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

FLEXIBLE CULM 1 encoding a cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase controls culm mechanical strength in rice

(2009) Xiangjun Li et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

(2008) Ana Saballos et al.   BioEnergy Research

Unique aspects of the grass cell wall

(2008) J VOGEL   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

A Genomewide Analysis of the Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase Family in Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Identifies SbCAD2 as the Brown midrib6 Gene

(2008) A. Saballos et al.   GENETICS