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ArticleThe Plant cell2020

Substrate Specificity of LACCASE8 Facilitates Polymerization of Caffeyl Alcohol for C-Lignin Biosynthesis in the Seed Coat of

Xin Wang, Chunliu Zhuo, Xirong Xiao, Xiaoqiang Wang, Maite Docampo-Palacios, Fang Chen, Richard A Dixon

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Article in The Plant cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Heterologous expression ofPhysiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2024
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  11. The Laccase Family GenePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  12. Systematic approaches to C-lignin engineering in Medicago truncatula.Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts · 2023
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  20. Genome-wide analysis of theFrontiers in plant science · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xin WangBioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203.ORCID 0000-0001-7181-7964
Chunliu ZhuoBioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203.ORCID 0000-0003-2307-6270
Xirong XiaoBioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203.ORCID 0000-0002-1785-6417
Xiaoqiang WangBioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203.ORCID 0000-0001-9135-1663
Maite Docampo-PalaciosBioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203.ORCID 0000-0001-5205-3989
Fang ChenBioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203.ORCID 0000-0001-7792-9967
Richard A DixonBioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203 richard.dixon@unt.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8393-9408

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Catechyl lignin (C-lignin) is a linear homopolymer of caffeyl alcohol found in the seed coats of diverse plant species. Its properties make it a natural source of carbon fibers and high-value chemicals, but the mechanism of in planta polymerization of caffeyl alcohol remains unclear. In the ornamental plant

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ArabidopsisCleomeGene Expression Regulation, PlantLaccaseLigninMethyltransferasesPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedPolymerizationSecondary MetabolismSeedsSubstrate Specificitycaffeate O-methyltransferaseLaccaseLigninMethyltransferasesPlant Proteins

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PMID33037146
PMCPMC7721330

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