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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2019

Simultaneous regulation of F5H in COMT-RNAi transgenic switchgrass alters effects of COMT suppression on syringyl lignin biosynthesis.

Zhenying Wu, Nengfei Wang, Hiroshi Hisano, Yingping Cao, Fengyan Wu, Wenwen Liu, Yan Bao, Zeng-Yu Wang, Chunxiang Fu

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhenying WuShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Nengfei WangKey Lab of Marine Bioactive Substances, The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Hiroshi HisanoNoble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, USA.
Yingping CaoShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Fengyan WuNoble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, USA.
Wenwen LiuShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Yan BaoShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Zeng-Yu WangNoble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6835-7917
Chunxiang FuShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2378-5122
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNNoble Research Institute · USFirst Institute of Oceanography · CNOkayama University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ferulate 5-hydroxylase (F5H) catalyses the hydroxylation of coniferyl alcohol and coniferaldehyde for the biosynthesis of syringyl (S) lignin in angiosperms. However, the coordinated effects of F5H with caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) on the metabolic flux towards S units are largely unknown. We concomitantly regulated F5H expression in COMT-down-regulated transgenic switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) lines and studied the coordination of F5H and COMT in lignin biosynthesis. Down-regulation of F5H in COMT-RNAi transgenic switchgrass plants further impeded S lignin biosynthesis and, consequently, increased guaiacyl (G) units and reduced 5-OH G units. Conversely, overexpression of F5H in COMT-RNAi transgenic plants reduced G units and increased 5-OH units, whereas the deficiency of S lignin biosynthesis was partially compensated or fully restored, depending on the extent of COMT down-regulation in switchgrass. Moreover, simultaneous regulation of F5H and COMT expression had different effects on cell wall digestibility of switchgrass without biomass loss. Our results indicate that up-regulation and down-regulation of F5H expression, respectively, have antagonistic and synergistic effects on the reduction in S lignin resulting from COMT suppression. The coordinated effects between lignin genes should be taken into account in future studies aimed at cell wall bioengineering.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantBiomassCell WallDown-RegulationLigninMethyltransferasesPanicumPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedRNA Interferencecaffeate O-methyltransferaseLigninMethyltransferasesPlant Proteinscaffeic acid O-methyltransferasecoordinated effectsferulate 5-hydroxylaselignin biosynthesisPanicum virgatum L.switchgrass

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