Characterization of the cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) gene family in Populus tomentosa reveals the enzymatic active sites and evolution of CCR

Genome-wide analysis of the lignin toolbox ofEucalyptus grandis

(2015) Victor Carocha et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

CCR1, an enzyme required for lignin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, mediates cell proliferation exit for leaf development

(2015) Jingshi Xue et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Altering the Cell Wall and Its Impact on Plant Disease: From Forage to Bioenergy

(2014) Qiao Zhao et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Structural Studies of Cinnamoyl-CoA Reductase and Cinnamyl-Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Key Enzymes of Monolignol Biosynthesis

(2014) H. Pan et al.   PLANT CELL

Molecular cloning and functional analysis of nine cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase family members in Populus tomentosa

(2014) Nan Chao et al.   PLANTA

Lignin Valorization: Improving Lignin Processing in the Biorefinery

(2014) A. J. Ragauskas et al.   SCIENCE

Transgenic woody plants for biofuel

(2014) Wei Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH

Probing the active site of cinnamoyl CoA reductase 1 (Ll-CCRH1) from Leucaena leucocephala

(2013) Prashant Sonawane et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

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

The Plant Short-Chain Dehydrogenase (SDR) superfamily: genome-wide inventory and diversification patterns

(2012) Hanane Moummou et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Downregulation of Maize Cinnamoyl-Coenzyme A Reductase via RNA Interference Technology Causes Brown Midrib and Improves Ammonia Fiber Expansion-Pretreated Conversion into Fermentable Sugars for Biofuels

(2012) Sang-Hyuck Park et al.   CROP SCIENCE

The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

(2012)   NATURE

The draft genome of a diploid cotton Gossypium raimondii

(2012) Kunbo Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

The draft genome of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and resequencing of 20 diverse accessions

(2012) Shaogui Guo et al.   NATURE GENETICS

The draft genome of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)

(2012) Qiang Xu et al.   NATURE GENETICS

The genome of melon (Cucumis melo L.)

(2012) J. Garcia-Mas et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A knockout mutation in the lignin biosynthesis gene CCR1 explains a major QTL for acid detergent lignin content in Brassica napus seeds

(2012) Liezhao Liu et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Genome sequence and analysis of the tuber crop potato

(2011) Xun Xu et al.   NATURE

The genome of the mesopolyploid crop species Brassica rapa

(2011) Xiaowu Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

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

Lignin Biosynthesis Studies in Plant Tissue Cultures

(2010) Anna Kärkönen et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Structural and docking studies of Leucaena leucocephala Cinnamoyl CoA reductase

(2010) Nirmal K. Prasad et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MODELING

The origin and evolution of lignin biosynthesis

(2010) Jing-Ke Weng et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Convergent Evolution of Syringyl Lignin Biosynthesis via Distinct Pathways in the LycophyteSelaginellaand Flowering Plants

(2010) Jing-Ke Weng et al.   PLANT CELL

Functional Analyses ofCaffeic Acid O-MethyltransferaseandCinnamoyl-CoA-ReductaseGenes from Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

(2010) Yi Tu et al.   PLANT CELL

Lignin Biosynthesis and Structure

(2010) R. Vanholme et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Distinct cinnamoyl CoA reductases involved in parallel routes to lignin inMedicago truncatula

(2010) Rui Zhou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The evolutionary significance of ancient genome duplications

(2009) Yves Van de Peer et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Impact of CCR1 silencing on the assembly of lignified secondary walls in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) Katia Ruel et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

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

Towards a Systems Approach for Lignin Biosynthesis in Populus trichocarpa: Transcript Abundance and Specificity of the Monolignol Biosynthetic Genes

(2009) Rui Shi et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Angiosperm genome comparisons reveal early polyploidy in the monocot lineage

(2009) H. Tang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genome-wide comparative analysis of the Brassica rapa gene space reveals genome shrinkage and differential loss of duplicated genes after whole genome triplication

(2009) Jeong-Hwan Mun et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) relationships: A large family with eight clusters common to human, animal, and plant genomes

(2002) Yvonne Kallberg et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE