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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2021

Phylogenetic Occurrence of the Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Lignin Biosynthesis in Plants.

Tao Yao, Kai Feng, Meng Xie, Jaime Barros, Timothy J Tschaplinski, Gerald A Tuskan, Wellington Muchero, Jin-Gui Chen

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 148 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tao YaoBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States.
Kai FengBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States.
Meng XieBiology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States.
Jaime BarrosCenter for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States.
Timothy J TschaplinskiBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States.
Gerald A TuskanBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States.
Wellington MucheroBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States.
Jin-Gui ChenBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory · USBrookhaven National Laboratory · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phenylpropanoid pathway serves as a rich source of metabolites in plants and provides precursors for lignin biosynthesis. Lignin first appeared in tracheophytes and has been hypothesized to have played pivotal roles in land plant colonization. In this review, we summarize recent progress in defining the lignin biosynthetic pathway in lycophytes, monilophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. In particular, we review the key structural genes involved in

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EPSP synthaselignin biosynthesislignin utilizationphylogenetic occurrencetracheophytestranscription factor

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PMID34484267
PMCPMC8416159
OpenAlexW3196010358

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