Integrative analysis of metabolome, proteome, and transcriptome for identifying genes influencing total lignin content in Populus trichocarpa.

ABSTRACT: Lignin, a component of plant cell walls, possesses significant research potential as a renewable energy source to replace carbon-based products and as a notable pollutant in papermaking processes. The monolignol biosynthetic pathway has been elucidated and it is known that not all monolignol genes influence the total lignin content. However, it remains unclear which monolignol genes are more closely related to the total lignin content and which potential genes influence the total lignin content. In this study, we present a combination of t-test, differential gene expression analysis, correlation analysis, and weighted gene co-expression network analysis to identify genes that regulate the total lignin content by utilizing multi-omics data from transgenic knockdowns of the monolignol genes

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10525687 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature