Multiplex CRISPR editing of wood for sustainable fiber production.
Sulis DB, Jiang X, Yang C, Marques BM, Matthews ML, Miller Z, Lan K, Cofre-Vega C, Liu B, Sun R, Sederoff H, Bing RG, Sun X, Williams CM, Jameel H, Phillips R, Chang HM, Peszlen I, Huang YY, Li W, Kelly RM, Sederoff RR, Chiang VL, Barrangou R, Wang JP.
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Science. 2023 Jul 14;381(6654):216-221. doi: 10.1126/science.add4514. Epub 2023 Jul 13.
Science. 2023.
PMID: 37440632
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The domestication of forest trees for a more sustainable fiber bioeconomy has long been hindered by the complexity and plasticity of lignin, a biopolymer in wood that is recalcitrant to chemical and enzymatic degradation. ...CRISPR editing increased the wood …
The domestication of forest trees for a more sustainable fiber bioeconomy has long been hindered by the complexity and plasticity of …