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Open AccessCombining loss of function of FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHETASE1 and CAFFEOYL-COA 3-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE1 for lignin reduction and improved saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana
Downregulation of genes involved in lignin biosynthesis and related biochemical pathways has been used as a strategy to improve biofuel production. Plant C1 metabolism provides the methyl units used for the me...
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Open AccessRevealing the transcriptomic complexity of switchgrass by PacBio long-read sequencing
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is an important bioenergy crop widely used for lignocellulosic research. While extensive transcriptomic analyses have been conducted on this species using short read-based sequen...
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Isolation and characterization of 12 novel microsatellite loci in Hume’s Pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae
Hume’s Pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae is a rare and endangered species of pheasants. As a result of habitat loss, poaching and human disturbance, its wild populations have decreased dramatically, and it was listed a...
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Isolation and characterization of fifteen polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellites for Ichthyophis bannanicus (Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae)
We characterize fifteen polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from Ichthyophis bannanicus genomic libraries, which enriched for ATAG-motif microsatellites. The fifteen Loci were screened on a group of 32 indiv...
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Expression and functional analysis of ZmDWF4, an ortholog of Arabidopsis DWF4 from maize (Zea mays L.)
DWF4 encodes a rate-limiting mono-oxygenase that mediates 22α-hydroxylation reactions in the BR biosynthetic pathway and it is the target gene in the BR feedback loop. Knockout of DWF4 re...
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Roles of a sustained activation of NCED3 and the synergistic regulation of ABA biosynthesis and catabolism in ABA signal production in Arabidopsis
ABA, acting as a stress signal, plays crucial roles in plant resistance to water stress. Because ABA signal production is based on ABA biosynthesis, the regulation of NCED, a key enzyme in the ABA biosynthesis...