Background Lignin is a polyphenolic polymer that strengthens and waterproofs the cell wall
of specialized plant cell types. Lignification is part of the normal differentiation programme …

The mechanistic understanding of isotope fractionation processes is increasing but we still
lack detailed knowledge of the processes that determine the isotopic composition of the tree …

Lignin is a polymer of phenylpropanoid compounds formed through a complex biosynthesis
route, represented by a metabolic grid for which most of the genes involved have been …

Lignin is an aromatic heteropolymer and the second most abundant plant biopolymer after
cellulose. It is deposited mostly in the secondary cell walls of vascular plants and is essential …

Increasing plant density is one of the most efficient ways of increasing wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.) grain production. However, overly dense plant populations have an increased …

Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) catalyzes the first rate-limiting step in the
phenylpropanoid pathway, which controls carbon flux to a variety of bioactive small …

Increasing nitrogen (N) deposition or fertilization has been found to significantly affect
carbon (C) cycling. However, a comprehensive understanding of how different C chemical …

As a step toward a comprehensive description of lignin biosynthesis in Populus trichocarpa,
we identified from the genome sequence 95 phenylpropanoid gene models in 10 protein …

Background Brassica napus is an important vegetable oil source worldwide. Seed coat
content is a complex quantitative trait that negatively correlates with the seed oil content in B …

We have examined molecular and physiological principles underlying the light dependency
of defense activation in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants challenged with the …