Biochemical characterization of family 43 glycosyltransferases in the Populus xylem

• Published in: Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 283
• Main Authors: Winzell, Anders, Guerriero, Gea, Aspeborg, Henrik, Wang, Yiqiang, S. Rajangam, Alex, T. Teeri, Tuula, Ezcurra, Inés
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Japan Science and Technology Agency 01.05.2010

Wood formation is a biological process of great economical importance. Genes active during the secondary cell wall formation of wood fibers from Populus tremula×tremuloides were previously identified by expression profiling through microarray analyses. A number of these genes encode glycosyltransfer...