scholarly journals The Class II KNOX genes KNAT3 and KNAT7 work cooperatively to influence deposition of secondary cell walls that provide mechanical support to Arabidopsis stems

2019 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shumin Wang ◽  
Masatoshi Yamaguchi ◽  
Etienne Grienenberger ◽  
Patrick T. Martone ◽  
A. Lacey Samuels ◽  
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Science ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 341 (6150) ◽  
pp. 1103-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruben Vanholme ◽  
Igor Cesarino ◽  
Katarzyna Rataj ◽  
Yuguo Xiao ◽  
Lisa Sundin ◽  
...  

Lignin is a major component of plant secondary cell walls. Here we describe caffeoyl shikimate esterase (CSE) as an enzyme central to the lignin biosynthetic pathway. Arabidopsis thaliana cse mutants deposit less lignin than do wild-type plants, and the remaining lignin is enriched in p-hydroxyphenyl units. Phenolic metabolite profiling identified accumulation of the lignin pathway intermediate caffeoyl shikimate in cse mutants as compared to caffeoyl shikimate levels in the wild type, suggesting caffeoyl shikimate as a substrate for CSE. Accordingly, recombinant CSE hydrolyzed caffeoyl shikimate into caffeate. Associated with the changes in lignin, the conversion of cellulose to glucose in cse mutants increased up to fourfold as compared to that in the wild type upon saccharification without pretreatment. Collectively, these data necessitate the revision of currently accepted models of the lignin biosynthetic pathway.



2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Ito ◽  
Kuniko Nishikawa ◽  
Tatsuya Awano ◽  
Munetaka Hosokawa ◽  
Susumu Yazawa


2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hitomi Ichinose ◽  
Nobuyuki Nishikubo ◽  
Taku Demura ◽  
Satoshi Kaneko


Planta ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 211 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raynald Girault ◽  
Isabelle His ◽  
Christine Andeme-Onzighi ◽  
Azeddine Driouich ◽  
Claudine Morvan


2020 ◽  
Vol 227 (6) ◽  
pp. 1649-1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua H. Coomey ◽  
Richard Sibout ◽  
Samuel P. Hazen


Planta ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 224 (5) ◽  
pp. 1174-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada Ching ◽  
Kanwarpal S. Dhugga ◽  
Laura Appenzeller ◽  
Robert Meeley ◽  
Timothy M. Bourett ◽  
...  


2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 1849-1859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Yi Chou ◽  
Mathias Schuetz ◽  
Natalie Hoffmann ◽  
Yoichiro Watanabe ◽  
Richard Sibout ◽  
...  


2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (10) ◽  
pp. 1029-1033 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Gindl ◽  
H S Gupta ◽  
C Grünwald

The lignin content and the mechanical properties of lignifying and fully lignified spruce tracheid secondary cell walls were determined using UV microscopy and nano-indentation, respectively. The average lignin content of developing tracheids was 0.10 g·g–1, as compared with 0.21 g·g–1 in mature tracheids. The modulus of elasticity of developing cells was on average 22% lower than the one measured in mature, fully lignified cells. For the longitudinal hardness, a larger difference of 26% was observed. As lignifying cells in the cambial zone are undergoing cell wall development, spaces in the cellulose–hemicellulose structure are filled with lignin and the density of the cell wall is believed to increase. It is therefore suggested that the observed difference in modulus of elasticity between developing and fully lignified cell walls is due to the filling of spaces with lignin and an increase of the packing density of the cell wall during lignification. Although remarkably less stiff than the composite polysaccharide structure in the secondary cell wall, lignin may be considered equally hard. Therefore, the observed increase in lignin content may contribute directly to the measured increase of hardness.Key words: secondary cell wall, hardness, lignin, modulus of elasticity, wood formation.



Plant Methods ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Keplinger ◽  
Johannes Konnerth ◽  
Véronique Aguié-Béghin ◽  
Markus Rüggeberg ◽  
Notburga Gierlinger ◽  
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