Genome-wide analysis of the Populus trichocarpa laccase gene family and functional identification of PtrLAC23.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Biofuel is a kind of sustainable, renewable and environment friendly energy. Lignocellulose from the stems of woody plants is the main raw material for "second generation biofuels". Lignin content limits fermentation yield and is therefore a major obstacle in biofuel production. Plant laccase plays an important role in the final step of lignin formation, which provides a new strategy for us to obtain ideal biofuels by regulating the expression of laccase genes to directly gain the desired lignin content or change the composition of lignin.

Methods

Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis were used to classify PtrLAC genes; sequence features of PtrLACs were revealed by gene structure and motif composition analysis; gene duplication, int

SUBMITTER: Liao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9887407 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature