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

Novel Insights into Rice Innate Immunity Against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens

(2014) Wende Liu et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Enhanced characteristics of genetically modified switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for high biofuel production

(2013) Hui Shen et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

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

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

RNA interference suppression of lignin biosynthesis increases fermentable sugar yields for biofuel production from field-grown sugarcane

(2013) Je Hyeong Jung et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Arabidopsis and Brachypodium distachyon Transgenic Plants Expressing Aspergillus nidulans Acetylesterases Have Decreased Degree of Polysaccharide Acetylation and Increased Resistance to Pathogens

(2013) G. Pogorelko 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

Modifying lignin to improve bioenergy feedstocks: strengthening the barrier against pathogens?†

(2013) Scott E. Sattler et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Characterization of the Rust Fungus, Puccinia emaculata, and Evaluation of Genetic Variability for Rust Resistance in Switchgrass Populations

(2012) Srinivasa Rao Uppalapati et al.   BioEnergy Research

Down-regulation of the caffeic acid O-methyltransferase gene in switchgrass reveals a novel monolignol analog

(2012) Timothy J Tschaplinski et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Monolignol biosynthesis is associated with resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Camelina sativa

(2012) CHRISTINA EYNCK et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Whole plant cell wall characterization using solution-state 2D NMR

(2012) Shawn D Mansfield et al.   Nature Protocols

Designed for deconstruction - poplar trees altered in cell wall lignification improve the efficacy of bioethanol production

(2012) Shawn D. Mansfield et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Engineering secondary cell wall deposition in plants

(2012) Fan Yang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Biosynthesis and incorporation of side-chain-truncated lignin monomers to reduce lignin polymerization and enhance saccharification

(2012) Aymerick Eudes 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

A Systems Biology View of Responses to Lignin Biosynthesis Perturbations in Arabidopsis

(2012) R. Vanholme et al.   PLANT CELL

Loss of Cellulose Synthase-Like F6 Function Affects Mixed-Linkage Glucan Deposition, Cell Wall Mechanical Properties, and Defense Responses in Vegetative Tissues of Rice

(2012) M. E. Vega-Sanchez et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expression of a Trichoderma reesei β-1,4 endo-xylanase in tall fescue modifies cell wall structure and digestibility and elicits pathogen defence responses

(2012) Marcia M. de O. Buanafina et al.   PLANTA

Reactive oxygen species and their role in plant defence and cell wall metabolism

(2012) Jose A. O’Brien et al.   PLANTA

XAX1 from glycosyltransferase family 61 mediates xylosyltransfer to rice xylan

(2012) D. Chiniquy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

How Does Plant Cell Wall Nanoscale Architecture Correlate with Enzymatic Digestibility?

(2012) S.-Y. Ding et al.   SCIENCE

The Plant Cell Wall: A Dynamic Barrier Against Pathogen Invasion

(2012) William Underwood   Frontiers in Plant Science

Arsenal of plant cell wall degrading enzymes reflects host preference among plant pathogenic fungi

(2011) Brian C King et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

REF4 and RFR1, Subunits of the Transcriptional Coregulatory Complex Mediator, Are Required for Phenylpropanoid Homeostasis inArabidopsis

(2011) Nicholas D. Bonawitz et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Arabidopsis Heterotrimeric G-protein Regulates Cell Wall Defense and Resistance to Necrotrophic Fungi

(2011) Magdalena Delgado-Cerezo et al.   Molecular Plant

Arabidopsis thaliana cdd1 mutant uncouples the constitutive activation of salicylic acid signalling from growth defects

(2011) SWADHIN SWAIN et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

The Ectopic Expression of a Pectin Methyl Esterase Inhibitor Increases Pectin Methyl Esterification and Limits Fungal Diseases in Wheat

(2011) Chiara Volpi et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Selective lignin downregulation leads to constitutive defense response expression in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2011) Lina Gallego-Giraldo et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2011) Hui Shen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Post-synthetic modification of plant cell walls by expression of microbial hydrolases in the apoplast

(2011) Gennady Pogorelko et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Loss-of-Function Mutation of REDUCED WALL ACETYLATION2 in Arabidopsis Leads to Reduced Cell Wall Acetylation and Increased Resistance to Botrytis cinerea

(2011) Y. Manabe et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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

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

Transcriptional networks for lignin biosynthesis: more complex than we thought?

(2011) Qiao Zhao et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Phytoalexins in defense against pathogens

(2011) Ishita Ahuja et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The Genetics of Lignin Biosynthesis: Connecting Genotype to Phenotype

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

Hemicelluloses

(2010) Henrik Vibe Scheller et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

The Ve-mediated resistance response of the tomato to Verticillium dahliae involves H2O2, peroxidase and lignins and drives PAL gene expression

(2010) Carmen Gayoso et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Callose Deposition: A Multifaceted Plant Defense Response

(2010) Estrella Luna et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Pectin Methylesterase Is Induced inArabidopsisupon Infection and Is Necessary for a Successful Colonization by Necrotrophic Pathogens

(2010) Alessandro Raiola et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Alteration in Lignin Biosynthesis Restricts Growth ofFusariumspp. in Brown Midrib Sorghum

(2010) Deanna L. Funnell-Harris et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

The Growth Reduction Associated with Repressed Lignin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Independent of Flavonoids

(2010) X. Li et al.   PLANT CELL

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

(2010) Yi Tu et al.   PLANT CELL

Coordinated Activation of Cellulose and Repression of Lignin Biosynthesis Pathways in Rice

(2010) M. M. R. Ambavaram et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Absence of branches from xylan in Arabidopsis gux mutants reveals potential for simplification of lignocellulosic biomass

(2010) J. C. Mortimer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

A domain swap approach reveals a role of the plant wall-associated kinase 1 (WAK1) as a receptor of oligogalacturonides

(2010) A. Brutus et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Identifying disease threats and management practices for bio-energy crops

(2010) Alison Stewart et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

A Renaissance of Elicitors: Perception of Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns and Danger Signals by Pattern-Recognition Receptors

(2009) Thomas Boller et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Thaxtomin A affects CESA-complex density, expression of cell wall genes, cell wall composition, and causes ectopic lignification in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings

(2009) Volker Bischoff et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenases-C and D, key enzymes in lignin biosynthesis, play an essential role in disease resistance in Arabidopsis

(2009) MAURICE TRONCHET et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

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

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

The thaxtomin phytotoxins: Sources, synthesis, biosynthesis, biotransformation and biological activity

(2009) Russell R. King et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

The Mediator Complex Subunit PFT1 Is a Key Regulator of Jasmonate-Dependent Defense in Arabidopsis

(2009) B. N. Kidd et al.   PLANT CELL

Disruption of Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation Mechanisms Alters Responses of Arabidopsis to Biotic Stress

(2009) L. Adams-Phillips et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Engineering the cell wall by reducing de-methyl-esterified homogalacturonan improves saccharification of plant tissues for bioconversion

(2009) V. Lionetti et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Imbalanced Lignin Biosynthesis Promotes the Sexual Reproduction of Homothallic Oomycete Pathogens

(2009) Michaël Quentin et al.   PLoS Pathogens

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

(2008) Ana Saballos et al.   BioEnergy Research

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

(2008) John H. Grabber et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Gene expression profiling and silencing reveal that monolignol biosynthesis plays a critical role in penetration defence in wheat against powdery mildew invasion

(2008) N. H. Bhuiyan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Multi-site genetic modification of monolignol biosynthesis in alfalfa (Medicago sativa): effects on lignin composition in specific cell types

(2008) Jin Nakashima et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Expression of a fungal ferulic acid esterase increases cell wall digestibility of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

(2008) Marcia M. de O. Buanafina et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Improvement of biomass through lignin modification

(2008) Xu Li et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Separable roles of thePseudomonas syringaepv.phaseolicolaaccessory protein HrpZ1 in ion-conducting pore formation and activation of plant immunity

(2008) Stefan Engelhardt et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Strangers in the matrix: plant cell walls and pathogen susceptibility

(2008) Dario Cantu et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE