Secondary cell wall biosynthesis

R Zhong, D Cui, ZH Ye - New Phytologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1703 I. Introduction 1703 II. Cellulose biosynthesis 1705 III. Xylan
biosynthesis 1709 IV. Glucomannan biosynthesis 1713 V. Lignin biosynthesis 1714 VI …

Secondary cell walls: biosynthesis, patterned deposition and transcriptional regulation

R Zhong, ZH Ye - Plant and cell physiology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Secondary walls are mainly composed of cellulose, hemicelluloses (xylan and
glucomannan) and lignin, and are deposited in some specialized cells, such as tracheary …

Lignin engineering in forest trees: from gene discovery to field trials

B De Meester, R Vanholme, T Mota, W Boerjan - Plant Communications, 2022 - cell.com
Wood is an abundant and renewable feedstock for the production of pulp, fuels, and
biobased materials. However, wood is recalcitrant toward deconstruction into cellulose and …

Unlocking the potential of lignocellulosic biomass through plant science

PE Marriott, LD Gómez, SJ McQueen‐Mason - New phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of producing sustainable liquid biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass
remains high on the sustainability agenda, but is challenged by the costs of producing …

Single‐cell RNA sequencing reveals a high‐resolution cell atlas of xylem in Populus

H Li, X Dai, X Huang, M Xu, Q Wang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
High‐throughput single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‐seq) has advantages over traditional
RNA‐seq to explore spatiotemporal information on gene dynamic expressions in …

Genetic modification of plant cell walls to enhance biomass yield and biofuel production in bioenergy crops

Y Wang, C Fan, H Hu, Y Li, D Sun, Y Wang… - Biotechnology Advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Plant cell walls represent an enormous biomass resource for the generation of biofuels and
chemicals. As lignocellulose property principally determines biomass recalcitrance, the …

Engineering of plant cell walls for enhanced biofuel production

D Loqué, HV Scheller, M Pauly - Current opinion in plant biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Lignocellulosic materials have been engineered with altered lignin to create a
more open wall architecture.•Lignocellulosic materials containing less process inhibitors …

Molecular control of wood formation in trees

ZH Ye, R Zhong - Journal of experimental botany, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Wood (also termed secondary xylem) is the most abundant biomass produced by plants,
and is one of the most important sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide. The development of …

Subcellular coordination of plant cell wall synthesis

N Hoffmann, S King, AL Samuels, HE McFarlane - Developmental Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Organelles of the plant cell cooperate to synthesize and secrete a strong yet flexible
polysaccharide-based extracellular matrix: the cell wall. Cell wall composition varies among …

Approaches for more efficient biological conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks to biofuels and bioproducts

NR Baral, ER Sundstrom, L Das… - ACS sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The future bioeconomy promises drop-in or performance-advantaged biofuels and
bioproducts derived from lignocellulosic biomass, substantial greenhouse gas emissions …