Background Model organisms are at the core of life science research. Notable examples
include the mouse as a model for humans, baker's yeast for eukaryotic unicellular life and …

Biomass based alternative fuels offer a solution to the world's ever-increasing energy
demand. With the ability to produce high biomass in marginal lands with low inputs …

Seeds of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon are unusual because they contain very
little starch and high levels of mixed-linkage glucan (MLG) accumulated in thick cell walls. It …

Setaria viridis (green foxtail) has been identified as a potential experimental model system to
genetically and molecularly characterise the C4 monocotyledonous grasses due to its small …

Candida albicans can coaggregate with Streptococcus gordonii and cocolonize in the oral
cavity. Saliva provides a vital microenvironment for close interactions of oral …

Abstract Background CesA and Cs l gene families, which belong to the cellulose synthase
gene superfamily, plays an important role in the biosynthesis of the plant cell wall. Although …

The plant cellulose synthase gene superfamily belongs to the category of type-2
glycosyltransferases, and is involved in cellulose and hemicellulose biosynthesis. These …

Flax is both a valuable resource and an interesting model crop. Despite a long history of flax
genetic transformation only one transgenic linseed cultivar has been so far registered in …

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a drought tolerant crop, which is being developed as a
bioenergy feedstock. The monolignol biosynthesis pathway is a major focus for altering the …

Setaria viridis is an emerging model system for the genetic and molecular characterization of
cereals and bioenergy crops. Here, we describe a detailed procedure for genetic …