The class II KNOX transcription factors KNAT3 and KNAT7 synergistically regulate monolignol biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

• Published in: Journal of experimental botany Vol. 71; no. 18; pp. 5469 - 5483
• Main Authors: Qin, Wenqi, Yin, Qi, Chen, Jiajun, Zhao, Xianhai, Yue, Fengxia, He, Junbo, Yang, Linjie, Liu, Lijun, Zeng, Qingyin, Lu, Fachuang, Mitsuda, Nobutaka, Ohme-Takagi, Masaru, Wu, Ai-Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 19.09.2020
• Subjects: Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Cell Wall - metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Homeodomain Proteins - genetics; Homeodomain Proteins - metabolism; Lignin; Nuclear Proteins; Repressor Proteins - metabolism; Transcription Factors - genetics; xylem; secondary cell wall; KNAT7; KNAT3; lignin; monolignol; Cell wall

Transcription factors KNAT3 and KNAT7 influence secondary cell wall deposition. They form a heterodimer, and KNAT3 interacts with fiber-specific transcription factors NST1 and NST2 to regulate syringyl lignin biosynthesis. Abstract The function of the transcription factor KNOTTED ARABIDOPSIS THALIAN...