With the completion of the Populus trichocarpa genome sequence and the development of
various genetic, genomic, and biochemical tools, Populus now offers many possibilities to …

Wood is the most abundant biomass produced by land plants. Dissection of the molecular
mechanisms underlying the transcriptional regulation of wood formation is a fundamental …

Annually, plants produce about 180 billion tons of cellulose making it the largest reservoir of
organic carbon on Earth. Cellulose is a linear homopolymer of beta (1-4)-linked glucose …

Wood formation is a process derived from plant secondary growth. Different from primary
growth, plant secondary growth is derived from cambium meristem cells in the vascular and …

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) has received a lot of attention as a forage and bioenergy
crop during the past few years. Gene expression studies are in progress to improve new …

It is generally hypothesized that the synthesis of cellulose in higher plants is mediated by
cellulose synthase complexes (CSCs) localized on the plasma membrane. However, CSCs …

Background With its genome sequence and other experimental attributes, Populus
trichocarpa has become the model species for genomic studies of wood development. Wood …

Plant cellulose is synthesized by a large plasma membrane‐localized cellulose synthase
(CesA) complex. However, an overall functional determination of secondary cell wall (SCW) …

In the cell walls of higher plants, cellulose chains are present in crystalline microfibril, with
an amorphous part at the surface, or present as amorphous material. To assess the …

Genetic manipulation of cellulose biosynthesis in trees may provide novel insights into the
growth and development of trees. To explore this possibility, the overexpression of an aspen …