Background The monolignol biosynthetic pathway interconnects with the biosynthesis of
other secondary phenolic metabolites, such as cinnamic acid derivatives, flavonoids and …

ABSTRACT The 35S-and UbB1-PtCOMT genes were transferred by biolistic bombardment
into silver birch, Betula pendula Roth, and the effects on syringyl (S) lignin unit synthesis …

O-methyltransferase from Populus tremuloides L.)–modified Betula pendula Roth. lines to
form symbiosis with an ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungus Paxillus involutus Batsch Fr. was …

Comparative phylogenetic analyses of the R2R3-MYB transcription factor family revealed
that five subgroups were preferentially found in woody species and were totally absent from …

We examined the chemical responses of 10 silver birch (Betula pendula) clones to
fertilization and defoliation in a field experiment. In defoliation, every second leaf was …

As a step toward a comprehensive description of lignin biosynthesis in Populus trichocarpa,
we identified from the genome sequence 95 phenylpropanoid gene models in 10 protein …

A small multigene family encodes 4-coumarate: CoA ligases (4CLs) catalyzing the CoA
ligation of hydroxycinnamic acids, a branch point step directing metabolites to a flavonoid or …

As part of a long‐term project to develop a predictive model of lignin biosynthesis in the stem
differentiating xylem of Populus trichocarpa, we explored the quantitative relationships of …

Lignin is the major phenolic polymer in plant secondary cell walls and is polymerized from
monomeric subunits, the monolignols. Eleven enzyme families are implicated in monolignol …

The genes encoding cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR) and cinnamyl alcohol
dehydrogenase (CAD) have been cloned and characterized in Eucalyptus gunnii. Their …