Downregulation of the UDP-arabinomutase gene in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) results in increased cell wall lignin while reducing arabinose-glycans

Downregulation of the UDP-arabinomutase gene in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) results in increased cell wall lignin while reducing arabinose-glycans

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a C4 perennial prairie grass and a lignocellulosic biofuels feedstock. Saccharification and biofuel yields are inhibited by the plant cell wall’s natural recalcitrance against enzymatic degradation. Plant hemicellulose polysaccharides such as arabinoxylans stru...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Duran Willis, James Smith, Mitra Mazarei, JiYi Zhang, Geoffrey Turner, Stephen R Decker, Robert Sykes, Charleson Poovaiah, Holly Baxter, David Mann, Mark Davis, Michael Udvardi, Maria J Pena, Jason Backe, Maor Bar-Peled, Neal Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
biofuel
Switchgrass
recalcitrance
hemicellulose arabinoxylan
UDP-arabinopyranose mutase/reversible glycosylated polypeptide
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01580/full

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