Ray parenchymal cells contribute to lignification of tracheids in developing xylem of Norway spruce

O Blokhina, T Laitinen, Y Hatakeyama… - Plant …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A comparative transcriptomic study and a single-cell metabolome analysis were combined
to determine whether parenchymal ray cells contribute to the biosynthesis of monolignols in …

Tracking monolignols during wood development in lodgepole pine

M Kaneda, KH Rensing, JCT Wong, B Banno… - Plant …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Secondary xylem (wood) formation in gymnosperms requires that the tracheid protoplasts
first build an elaborate secondary cell wall from an array of polysaccharides and then …

Defining the diverse cell populations contributing to lignification in Arabidopsis stems

RA Smith, M Schuetz, SD Karlen, D Bird… - Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Many land plants evolved tall and sturdy growth habits due to specialized cells with thick
lignified cell walls: tracheary elements that function in water transport and fibers that function …

Transcriptional roadmap to seasonal variation in wood formation of Norway spruce

S Jokipii-Lukkari, N Delhomme, B Schiffthaler… - Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Seasonal cues influence several aspects of the secondary growth of tree stems, including
cambial activity, wood chemistry, and transition to latewood formation. We investigated …

Eucalyptus gunnii CCR and CAD2 promoters are active in lignifying cells during primary and secondary xylem formation in Arabidopsis thaliana

A Baghdady, AS Blervacq, L Jouanin… - Plant Physiology and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Cell-specific expression patterns of the Eucalyptus gunnii cinnamoyl coenzymeA reductase
(EgCCR) and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (EgCAD2) promoters were analyzed by …

Neighboring Parenchyma Cells Contribute to Arabidopsis Xylem Lignification, while Lignification of Interfascicular Fibers Is Cell Autonomous

RA Smith, M Schuetz, M Roach, SD Mansfield… - The Plant …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Lignin is a critical structural component of plants, providing vascular integrity and
mechanical strength. Lignin precursors (monolignols) must be exported to the extracellular …

A metabolite roadmap of the wood‐forming tissue in Populus tremula

IN Abreu, AI Johansson, K Sokołowska… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wood, or secondary xylem, is the product of xylogenesis, a developmental process that
begins with the proliferation of cambial derivatives and ends with mature xylem fibers and …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating Biochemical and Developmental Dependencies of Lignification with a Click-Compatible Monolignol Analog in Arabidopsis thaliana Stems

JL Pandey, SN Kiemle, TL Richard, Y Zhu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Lignin is a key structural component of plant cell walls that provides rigidity, strength, and
resistance against microbial attacks. This hydrophobic polymer also serves a crucial role in …

Cellular machinery of wood production: differentiation of secondary xylem in Pinus contorta var. latifolia

A Samuels, K Rensing, C Douglas, S Mansfield… - Planta, 2002 - Springer
The objectives of this study were to define cell structure during pine secondary xylem
development and to integrate this information with current knowledge of the biochemistry …

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

R Shi, YH Sun, Q Li, S Heber, R Sederoff… - Plant and Cell …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
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 …