A multiscale model of lignin biosynthesis for predicting bioenergy traits in Populus trichocarpa.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the mechanisms behind lignin formation is an important research area with significant implications for the bioenergy and biomaterial industries. Computational models are indispensable tools for understanding this complex process. Models of the monolignol pathway in Populus trichocarpa and other plants have been developed to explore how transgenic modifications affect important bioenergy traits. Many of these models, however, only capture one level of biological organization and are unable to capture regulation across multiple biological scales. This limits their ability to predict how gene modification strategies will impact lignin and other wood properties. While the first multiscale model of lignin biosynthesis in P. trichocarpa spanned the transcript, protein

SUBMITTER: Matthews ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7773863 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature