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

Eloy, NB; Voorend, W; Lan, W; Saleme, MDS; Cesarino, I; Vanholme, R; Smith, RA; Goeminne, G; Pallidis, A; Morreel, K; Nicomedes, J; Ralph, J; Boerjan, W

Boerjan, W (reprint author), VIB, Ctr Plant Syst Biol, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium.; Boerjan, W (reprint author), Univ Ghent, Dept Plant Biotechnol & Bioinformat, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 2017; 173 (2): 998

Abstract

Lignin is a phenolic heteropolymer that is deposited in secondary-thickened cell walls, where it provides mechanical strength. A recent structural cha......

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