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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2016

Suppression of PtrDUF579-3 Expression Causes Structural Changes of the Glucuronoxylan in Populus.

Dongliang Song, Jinshan Gui, Chenchen Liu, Jiayan Sun, Laigeng Li

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dongliang SongNational Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology - Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China.
Jinshan GuiNational Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology - Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China.
Chenchen LiuNational Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology - Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China.
Jiayan SunNational Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology - Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China.
Laigeng LiNational Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology - Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNCenter for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DUF579 (domain unknown function 579) genes have been reported to play diverse roles in cell wall biosynthesis, such as in glucuronoxylan (GX) synthesis. As GX is a major type of hemicelluloses in hard wood species, how DUF579 genes function in wood formation remains to be demonstrated in planta. This study reports a Populus DUF579 gene, PtrDUF579-3, which is characterized for its function in wood cell wall formation. PtrDUF579-3 is localized in Golgi apparatus and catalyzes methylation of the glucuronic acid (GlcA) in GX biosynthesis. Suppression of PtrDUF579-3 expression in Populus caused a reduction in both the GlcA side chain number and GlcA side chain methylation on the GX backbone. The modified GX polymer through PtrDUF579-3 suppression was more susceptible to acid treatment and the PtrDUF579-3 suppressed plants displayed enhanced cellulose digestibility. These results suggest that PtrDUF579-3 is involved in GX biosynthesis and GX structure can be modified through PtrDUF579-3 suppression in Populus.

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DUF579glucuronic acid methyltransferasesglucuronoxylanPopuluswood engineering

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