Biomass formation and sugar release efficiency of Populus modified by altered expression of a NAC transcription factor.

ABSTRACT: Woody biomass is an important feedstock for biofuel production. Manipulation of wood properties that enable efficient conversion of biomass to biofuel reduces cost of biofuel production. Wood cell wall composition is regulated at several levels that involve expression of transcription factors such as wood-/secondary cell wall-associated NAC domains (WND or SND). In Arabidopsis thaliana, SND1 regulates cell wall composition through activation of its down-stream targets such as MYBs. The functional aspects of SND1 homologs in the woody Populus have been studied through transgenic manipulation. In this study, we investigated the role of PdWND1B, Populus SND1 sequence ortholog, in wood formation using transgenic manipulation through over-expression or

SUBMITTER: Payyavula RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9373907 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature