Works (36)

Updated: April 8th, 2024 08:24

2023 journal article

Scalable, Flexible, and Cost-Effective Seedling Grafting

JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, 1(191).

By: V. Yell n & X. Li n

MeSH headings : Seedlings; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Arabidopsis / genetics; Plants; Solanum lycopersicum; Plant Roots
TL;DR: A simple procedure to make an in-house reusable grafting device using silicone elastomer mix, and how to use this device for seedling grafting is described, and beginners can have their first successfully grafted seedlings in less than 3 weeks from start to finish. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 30, 2023

2023 journal article

Two Arabidopsis promoters drive seed-coat specific gene expression in pennycress and camelina

PLANT METHODS, 19(1).

By: X. Li n, V. Yell n & X. Li n

author keywords: Seed coat; Promoter; Pennycress; Camelina; Biofuel
TL;DR: This work demonstrates that AtTT10 and AtDP1 promoters are suitable for driving gene expression in the outer integument of the seed coat in pennycress and camelina. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 11, 2023

2023 article

UGT76F1 glycosylates an isomer of the C7-necic acid component of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Arabidopsis thaliana

Chen, H.-Y., Li, X., Chapple, C., Dilkes, B., & Li, X. (2023, April 12). PLANT JOURNAL, Vol. 4.

By: H. Chen n, X. Li n, C. Chapple*, B. Dilkes* & X. Li n

author keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; metabolic GWA; plant specialized metabolism; UDP-glycosyltransferase
TL;DR: Feeding norvaline greatly enhances the accumulation of 2-hydroxy-2-(1-Hydroxyethyl)pentanoic acid glucoside in wild type but not the UGT76F1 knockout mutant plants, providing evidence for an orthologous C7-necic acid biosynthetic pathway in Arabidopsis despite the apparent lack of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: March 31, 2023

2022 journal article

Hyperspectral imaging with chemometrics for non-destructive determination of cannabinoids in floral and leaf materials of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)

COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE, 202.

author keywords: Imaging spectroscopy; Cannabis; Cannabinoids; Quantification; Wavelength selection
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 3, 2023

2022 journal article

The Effect of Harvest Date on Temporal Cannabinoid and Biomass Production in the Floral Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Cultivars BaOx and Cherry Wine

HORTICULTURAE, 8(10).

By: E. Linder n, S. Young*, X. Li n, S. Inoa n & D. Suchoff n

author keywords: CBD; THC; hemp; Cannabis sativa; biomass; cannabinoids
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 26, 2022

2022 journal article

The Effect of Transplant Date and Plant Spacing on Biomass Production for Floral Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)

AGRONOMY-BASEL, 12(8).

By: E. Linder n, S. Young*, X. Li n, S. Inoa n & D. Suchoff n

author keywords: hemp; cannabis; biomass; cannabinoid; CBD; plant density
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 8, 2022

2021 journal article

Comparative Phylogenomic Analysis Reveals Evolutionary Genomic Changes and Novel Toxin Families in Endophytic Liberibacter Pathogens

MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, 9(2).

By: Y. Tan*, C. Wang*, T. Schneider*, H. Li*, R. Souza*, X. Tang*, K. Grimm*, T. Hsieh n ...

author keywords: Liberibacter pathogens; Huanglongbing; zebra chip; toxins; prophages; pathogenesis; evolution; comparative genomics
MeSH headings : Bacterial Toxins / chemistry; Bacterial Toxins / genetics; Bacterial Toxins / metabolism; Citrus / microbiology; Endophytes / classification; Endophytes / genetics; Endophytes / physiology; Evolution, Molecular; Genome, Bacterial; Genomics; Liberibacter / chemistry; Liberibacter / classification; Liberibacter / genetics; Liberibacter / physiology; Phylogeny; Plant Diseases / microbiology
TL;DR: An in-depth comparative phylogenomic analysis of Liberibacter pathogens along with their ancestral nonpathogenic species identified the prophage loci and several novel toxins that are evolutionarily associated with the emergence of the pathogens. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 20, 2021

2021 journal article

Metabolic source isotopic pair labeling and genome-wide association are complementary tools for the identification of metabolite-gene associations in plants

PLANT CELL, 33(3), 492–510.

By: J. Simpson*, C. Wunderlich*, X. Li n, E. Svedin, B. Dilkes* & C. Chapple*

MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Genome-Wide Association Study / methods; Isotope Labeling; Mass Spectrometry; Metabolome / genetics; Metabolome / physiology; Metabolomics / methods; Retrospective Studies
TL;DR: Overall, it is shown that cataloguing a biochemical pathway's products through isotopic labeling across genetic variants can substantially contribute to the identification of metabolites and genes associated with their biosynthesis. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: May 8, 2021

2020 journal article

An Efficient Stevia rebaudiana Transformation System and In vitro Enzyme Assays Reveal Novel Insights into UGT76G1 Function

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1).

By: Q. Wu n, C. La Hovary n, H. Chen n, X. Li n, H. Eng n, V. Vallejo*, R. Qu n, R. Dewey n

MeSH headings : Alternative Splicing; Glycosyltransferases / biosynthesis; Glycosyltransferases / genetics; Isoenzymes / biosynthesis; Isoenzymes / genetics; Plant Proteins / biosynthesis; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified / enzymology; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; Stevia / enzymology; Stevia / genetics; Transformation, Genetic
TL;DR: A highly efficient Agrobacterium-mediated stable transformation system using axillary shoots as the initial explant is reported and evidence suggesting that alternative and/or aberrant splicing may serve to influence the ability of the plant to produce functional UGT76G1 transcripts, and possibly produce enzyme variants within the plant is found. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 14, 2020

2020 journal article

An importin-beta-like protein mediates lignin-modification-induced dwarfism in Arabidopsis

PLANT JOURNAL, 102(6), 1281–1293.

By: C. Panda n, X. Li n, A. Wager n, H. Chen n & X. Li n

author keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; importin; lignin; MYB4; plant growth; ref8; suppressor mutant
MeSH headings : Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism; Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / physiology; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / growth & development; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology; Cell Division; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Lignin / metabolism; Repressor Proteins / metabolism; Repressor Proteins / physiology; Transcription Factors / metabolism; Transcription Factors / physiology; beta Karyopherins / metabolism
TL;DR: It is shown that defects in both cell division and cell expansion underlie the dwarfism of an Arabidopsis lignin mutant ref8, and the identification of a GIR1 gene from a suppressor screen is reported, suggesting that the growth rescue effect of gir1 is likely due to compromised MYB4 transport and function. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 10, 2020

2019 journal article

Overcoming cellulose recalcitrance in woody biomass for the lignin-first biorefinery

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 12(1).

By: H. Yang*, X. Zhang*, H. Luo*, B. Liu*, T. Shiga*, X. Li*, J. Kim*, P. Rubinelli* ...

author keywords: Cellulose; Lignin; Recalcitrance; Catalysis; Delignification; Poplar
TL;DR: Genetic modification of lignin composition can enhance the portfolio of aromatic products obtained from lignocellulosic biomass while promoting disassembly into biofuel and bioproduct substrates and inform a ‘no carbon left behind’ strategy to convert total woody biomass into lign in, cellulose, and hemicellulose value streams for the future biorefinery. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: July 15, 2019

2018 journal article

Comprehensive transcriptome analyses correlated with untargeted metabolome reveal differentially expressed pathways in response to cell wall alterations

PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 96(4-5), 509–529.

By: N. Reem*, H. Chen n, M. Hur*, X. Zhao*, E. Wurtele*, X. Li n, L. Li*, O. Zabotina*

author keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; Cell wall signaling; Metabolomics; Systems biology; Transcriptomics
MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / genetics; Cell Wall / metabolism; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Hydrolases / metabolism; Metabolome / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified; Reproducibility of Results; Stress, Physiological / genetics; Transcription Factors / metabolism; Transcriptome / genetics
TL;DR: Combining the transcriptomics and metabolomics datasets increased the power of pathway prediction, and demonstrated the complexity of pathways involved in cell wall-mediated signaling, elucidate how primary metabolism responds to extracellular stimuli. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Discovering variation of secondary metabolite diversity and its relationship with disease resistance in Cornus florida L.

Ecology and Evolution, 8(11), 5619–5636.

By: A. Pais n, X. Li n & Q. Xiang n

author keywords: adaptation; Cornus florida; ecological genomics; population genetics; secondary metabolism; single nucleotide polymorphisms
TL;DR: It was found that the most abundant compound of a correlated group of putative terpenoid glycosides and derivatives was correlated with tree health when considering chemodiversity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 article

Exploiting natural variation for accelerating discoveries in plant specialized metabolism

Wager, A., & Li, X. (2018, February). PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS, Vol. 17, pp. 17–36.

By: A. Wager n & X. Li n

author keywords: Natural variation based discovery; Metabolite-gene association; Biosynthesis and regulation of specialized metabolites; Structure-function relationship; Ecology and evolution
TL;DR: Key discoveries that were catalyzed by taking advantage of naturally occurring variation are highlighted, and technologies and resources employed by this approach are commented on, in hopes of providing phytochemists an archetype for harnessing the power of natural variation to accelerate discoveries in plant specialized metabolism. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

A gene encoding maize caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase confers quantitative resistance to multiple pathogens

Nature Genetics, 49(9), 1364–1372.

By: Q. Yang n, Y. He n, M. Kabahuma*, T. Chaya*, A. Kelly n, E. Borrego*, Y. Bian n, F. El Kasmi* ...

Contributors: Q. Yang n, Y. He n, M. Kabahuma*, T. Chaya*, A. Kelly n, E. Borrego*, Y. Bian n, F. El Kasmi* ...

MeSH headings : Apoptosis / genetics; Chromosome Mapping / methods; Disease Resistance / genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genes, Plant / genetics; Lignin / metabolism; Methyltransferases / genetics; Methyltransferases / metabolism; Microscopy, Fluorescence; Mutation; Phenylpropionates / metabolism; Plant Diseases / genetics; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Plant Leaves / genetics; Plant Leaves / metabolism; Plant Leaves / microbiology; Plants, Genetically Modified; Quantitative Trait Loci / genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Zea mays / genetics; Zea mays / metabolism; Zea mays / microbiology
TL;DR: It is suggested that resistance might be caused by allelic variation at the level of both gene expression and amino acid sequence, thus resulting in differences in levels of lignin and other metabolites of the phenylpropanoid pathway and regulation of programmed cell death. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Identification of a residue responsible for UDP-sugar donor selectivity of a dihydroxybenzoic acid glycosyltransferase from Arabidopsis natural accessions

PLANT JOURNAL, 89(2), 195–203.

By: H. Chen n & X. Li n

author keywords: plant secondary metabolism; UGT; substrate specificity; natural variation; Arabidopsis thaliana; dihydroxybenzoic acid
MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins / chemistry; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Gentisates / metabolism; Glucuronosyltransferase / chemistry; Glucuronosyltransferase / genetics; Glucuronosyltransferase / metabolism; Hydroxybenzoates / metabolism; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Polymorphism, Genetic; Structural Homology, Protein; Structure-Activity Relationship; Substrate Specificity
TL;DR: Natural variation in Arabidopsis UGT89A2 guided the discovery that a single amino acid residue change determines UDP‐sugar donor selectivity of the dihydroxybenzoic acid glycosyltransferase, providing new insights into UDP‐xylose specificity of a class of enzymes important to specialized metabolism. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

In situ enhancement of surfactin biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis using novel artificial inducible promoters

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 114(4), 832–842.

author keywords: biosurfactant; Bacillus subtilis; surfactin synthesis; artificial inducible promoter
MeSH headings : Bacillus subtilis / genetics; Bacillus subtilis / metabolism; Fermentation; Gene Expression Profiling; Lipopeptides / genetics; Lipopeptides / metabolism; Metabolic Engineering / methods; Promoter Regions, Genetic / genetics; Surface-Active Agents; Transcriptome
TL;DR: Using transcriptomic analysis, four strong promoters, PgroE, Pcdd, PrplK, and PsspE, were identified and cloned from the genome of B. subtilis THY‐7, a novel surfactin producer that has been identified from soil with a 0.55 g/L titer. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 6, 2021

2017 journal article

Thiazolopyridines Improve Adipocyte Function by Inhibiting 11 Beta-HSD1 Oxoreductase Activity

Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 1–10.

By: T. Rathinasabapathy*, K. Palatini Jackson, Y. Thor n, A. Buru*, D. Esposito n, X. Li n, M. Pichika*, A. Hamzah*, S. Komarnytsky n

Contributors: T. Rathinasabapathy*, K. Palatini Jackson, Y. Thor n, A. Buru*, D. Esposito n, X. Li n, M. Pichika*, A. Hamzah*, S. Komarnytsky n

TL;DR: The tetrahydrothiazolopyridine moiety served as an active pharmacophore for inhibiting 11β-HSD1 and offered a novel therapeutic strategy to ameliorate metabolic alterations found in obesity and diabetes. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Impacts on Sirtuin Function and Bioavailability of the Dietary Bioactive Compound Dihydrocoumarin

PLOS ONE, 11(2).

By: J. Jacobi*, B. Yang*, X. Li*, A. Menze*, S. Laurentz*, E. Janle*, M. Ferruzzi*, G. McCabe* ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Biocatalysis / drug effects; Biological Availability; Coumarins / blood; Coumarins / pharmacokinetics; Coumarins / pharmacology; Diet; Digestion; Extracellular Fluid / metabolism; Gastrointestinal Tract / drug effects; Gastrointestinal Tract / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / drug effects; Gene Silencing / drug effects; Genes, Reporter; Genetic Loci; Mutation / genetics; Phenols / blood; Phenols / urine; Phenotype; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Saccharomyces cerevisiae / drug effects; Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism; Silent Information Regulator Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism; Sirtuin 2 / metabolism; Spores, Fungal / drug effects; Spores, Fungal / genetics; Sus scrofa
TL;DR: Exposure to the polyphenol DHC led to defects in several Sirtuin-regulated processes in budding yeast including the establishment and maintenance of Sir2p-dependent silencing by causing disassembly of silent chromatin, Hst1p- dependent repression of meiotic-specific genes during the mitotic cell cycle. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Black Currant Anthocyanins Attenuate Weight Gain and Improve Glucose Metabolism in Diet-Induced Obese Mice with Intact, but Not Disrupted, Gut Microbiome

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 63(27), 6172–6180.

By: D. Esposito n, T. Damsud n, M. Wilson n, M. Grace n, R. Strauch n, X. Li n, M. Lila n, S. Komarnytsky n

Contributors: D. Esposito n, T. Damsud n, M. Wilson n, M. Grace n, R. Strauch n, X. Li n, M. Lila n, S. Komarnytsky n

author keywords: gastrointestinal tract; gut microbiome; obesity; inflammation; functional food
MeSH headings : Animals; Anthocyanins / administration & dosage; Anthocyanins / chemistry; Fruit / chemistry; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects; Glucose / metabolism; Humans; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Obese; Obesity / drug therapy; Obesity / metabolism; Obesity / microbiology; Obesity / physiopathology; Plant Extracts / administration & dosage; Plant Extracts / chemistry; Ribes / chemistry; Weight Gain / drug effects
TL;DR: The data clearly demonstrate that gut microbiome and the type of the anthocyanin aglycone moiety can alter the protective effect of Anthocyanins against obesity and associated insulin resistance. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Discovery of a novel amino acid racemase through exploration of natural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(37), 11726–11731.

By: R. Strauch n, E. Svedin*, B. Dilkes*, C. Chapple* & X. Li n

author keywords: D-amino acid; racemase; genome-wide association; secondary metabolism; natural variation
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Isomerases / genetics; Amino Acid Isomerases / physiology; Arabidopsis / enzymology; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Chromatography, Liquid; Chromosome Mapping; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genetic Variation; Genome-Wide Association Study; Genomics; Genotype; Isoleucine / analogs & derivatives; Isoleucine / chemistry; Mass Spectrometry; Metabolomics; Mutation; Quantitative Trait Loci; Stereoisomerism
TL;DR: This finding provides the first functional characterization of a eukaryotic member of a large and widely conserved phenazine biosynthesis protein PhzF-like protein family, and demonstrates that exploitation of natural metabolic variation by integrating metabolomics with genome-wide association is a powerful approach for functional genomics study of specialized metabolism. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Maize Homologs of HCT, a Key Enzyme in Lignin Biosynthesis, Bind the NLR Rp1 Proteins to Modulate the Defense Response

Plant Physiology, 169(3), pp.00703.2015.

By: G. Wang, Y. He, R. Strauch n, B. Olukolu, D. Nielsen n, X. Li n, P. Balint-Kurti*

Contributors: G. Wang, Y. He, R. Strauch n, B. Olukolu, D. Nielsen n, X. Li n, P. Balint-Kurti*

MeSH headings : Acyltransferases / genetics; Acyltransferases / metabolism; Carrier Proteins / genetics; Carrier Proteins / metabolism; Disease Resistance / immunology; Genome-Wide Association Study; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Leucine-Rich Repeat Proteins; Lignin / biosynthesis; Models, Biological; NLR Proteins / genetics; NLR Proteins / metabolism; Phenotype; Phylogeny; Plant Diseases / immunology; Plant Leaves / enzymology; Plant Leaves / genetics; Plant Leaves / immunology; Plant Leaves / physiology; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Proteins / genetics; Proteins / metabolism; Quantitative Trait Loci; Signal Transduction; Zea mays / enzymology; Zea mays / genetics; Zea mays / immunology; Zea mays / physiology
TL;DR: It is shown that the lignin pathway is activated by Rp1-D21 at both the transcriptional and metabolic levels, and derive a model to explain the roles of HCT1806 and HCT4918 in R p1-mediated disease resistance. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: October 23, 2019

2014 journal article

Chemically Induced Conditional Rescue of the Reduced Epidermal Fluorescence8 Mutant of Arabidopsis Reveals Rapid Restoration of Growth and Selective Turnover of Secondary Metabolite Pools

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 164(2), 584–595.

By: J. Kim*, P. Ciesielski*, B. Donohoe*, C. Chapple* & X. Li n

MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / anatomy & histology; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / growth & development; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / genetics; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / metabolism; Dexamethasone / pharmacology; Fluorescence; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / drug effects; Hypocotyl / cytology; Hypocotyl / drug effects; Hypocotyl / metabolism; Lignin / metabolism; Mixed Function Oxygenases / metabolism; Mutation / genetics; Plant Development / drug effects; Plant Epidermis / drug effects; Plant Epidermis / metabolism; Plant Leaves / drug effects; Plant Leaves / enzymology; Propanols / metabolism; Salicylic Acid / metabolism; Secondary Metabolism / drug effects; Secondary Metabolism / genetics; Solubility; Time Factors
TL;DR: Application of dexamethasone to these plants greatly alleviates the dwarfism and sterility and substantially reverses the biochemical phenotypes of ref8 plants, including the reduction of lignin content and hyperaccumulation of flavonoids and p-coumarate esters. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Exploiting Natural Variation of Secondary Metabolism Identifies a Gene Controlling the Glycosylation Diversity of Dihydroxybenzoic Acids in Arabidopsis thaliana

Genetics, 198(3), 1267–1276.

By: X. Li*, E. Svedin*, H. Mo*, S. Atwell*, B. Dilkes* & C. Chapple*

MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Genes, Plant; Genetic Variation; Gentisates / chemistry; Gentisates / metabolism; Glycosides / metabolism; Glycosylation; Hydrolysis; Hydroxybenzoates / chemistry; Hydroxybenzoates / metabolism; Pentosyltransferases / metabolism; Plant Leaves / metabolism; Quantitative Trait Loci / genetics; Secondary Metabolism / genetics
TL;DR: This study demonstrates that exploiting natural variation of secondary metabolism is a powerful approach for gene function discovery in plant secondary metabolism. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 24, 2021

2013 journal article

Constitutive expression of the Corngrass1 microRNA in poplar affects plant architecture and stem lignin content and composition

Biomass and Bioenergy, 54, 312–321.

By: P. Rubinelli*, G. Chuck*, X. Li* & R. Meilan*

author keywords: Biofuel; Lignin; MicroRNA; Poplar; MIR156
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that over-expression in poplar of a MIR156 class miRNA has dramatic effects on plant architecture, and demonstrated that miRNA over- expression represents a novel approach to altering lignin content and composition in poplars. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

2013 journal article

Forward Genetics by Genome Sequencing Reveals That Rapid Cyanide Release Deters Insect Herbivory of Sorghum bicolor

Genetics, 195(2), 309–318.

By: K. Krothapalli*, E. Buescher*, X. Li*, E. Brown*, C. Chapple*, B. Dilkes*, M. Tuinstra*

MeSH headings : Animals; Chromosome Mapping; Genome, Plant; Herbivory / genetics; Herbivory / physiology; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Hydrogen Cyanide / metabolism; Insecta / genetics; Insecta / physiology; Plant Proteins / genetics; Point Mutation; Sorghum / genetics; Sorghum / physiology; beta-Glucosidase / genetics
TL;DR: The gene cloning method substantiates the value of a sequenced genome, a strongly penetrant and easily measurable phenotype, and a workflow to pinpoint a causal mutation in crop genomes and accelerate in the discovery of gene function in the postgenomic era. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

2013 journal article

crw1 - A Novel Maize Mutant Highly Susceptible to Foliar Damage by the Western Corn Rootworm Beetle

PLOS ONE, 8(8).

MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Wall / chemistry; Cell Wall / metabolism; Cell Wall / parasitology; Coleoptera / pathogenicity; Coleoptera / physiology; Coumaric Acids / metabolism; Host-Parasite Interactions; Hydroxybenzoates / metabolism; Mutation; Plant Cells / chemistry; Plant Cells / metabolism; Plant Cells / parasitology; Plant Diseases / genetics; Plant Diseases / immunology; Plant Diseases / parasitology; Plant Immunity / genetics; Plant Leaves / genetics; Plant Leaves / immunology; Plant Leaves / parasitology; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / immunology; Zea mays / genetics; Zea mays / immunology; Zea mays / parasitology
TL;DR: Findings indicate that crw1 is perturbed in a pathway that was not previously ascribed to WCR susceptibility, as well as implying the presence of an active mechanism(s) deterring WCR beetles from devouring corn foliage. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Convergent Evolution of Syringyl Lignin Biosynthesis via Distinct Pathways in the Lycophyte Selaginella and Flowering Plants

The Plant Cell, 22(4), 1033–1045.

By: J. Weng*, T. Akiyama*, N. Bonawitz*, X. Li*, J. Ralph* & C. Chapple*

MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / enzymology; Arabidopsis / genetics; Cell Wall / chemistry; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / genetics; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / metabolism; Evolution, Molecular; Genetic Complementation Test; Lignin / biosynthesis; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified / enzymology; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; RNA, Plant / genetics; Selaginellaceae / enzymology; Selaginellaceae / genetics
TL;DR: This study shows that the independent origin of syringyl lignin in the lycophyte Selaginella involved the elaboration of a biochemical pathway that bypasses four steps of the canonical lignIn biosynthesis pathway established in flowering plants. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

2010 journal article

Lignin monomer composition affects Arabidopsis cell-wall degradability after liquid hot water pretreatment

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 3(1), 27.

TL;DR: It is revealed that lignin composition affects the enzymatic digestibility of LHW pretreated plant material, and pretreatment is more effective in enhancing the saccharification of A. thaliana cell walls that contain S-rich lign in. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

2010 journal article

Reverse-Genetic Analysis of the Two Biotin-Containing Subunit Genes of the Heteromeric Acetyl-Coenzyme A Carboxylase in Arabidopsis Indicates a Unidirectional Functional Redundancy

Plant Physiology, 155(1), 293–314.

By: X. Li*, H. Ilarslan*, L. Brachova*, H. Qian*, L. Li*, P. Che*, E. Wurtele*, B. Nikolau*

MeSH headings : Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase / genetics; Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase / metabolism; Alleles; Arabidopsis / embryology; Arabidopsis / enzymology; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / growth & development; Arabidopsis / ultrastructure; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Biotin / metabolism; DNA, Bacterial; Endosperm / enzymology; Endosperm / growth & development; Endosperm / ultrastructure; Fatty Acid Synthase, Type II / genetics; Fatty Acid Synthase, Type II / metabolism; Fatty Acids / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Gene Knockout Techniques; Genes, Plant / genetics; Genes, Recessive / genetics; Genetic Complementation Test; Genetic Techniques; Germination; Mutation / genetics; Pollen Tube / enzymology; Pollen Tube / growth & development; Pollen Tube / ultrastructure; Protein Subunits / genetics; Protein Subunits / metabolism; RNA, Antisense / metabolism; RNA, Messenger / genetics; RNA, Messenger / metabolism
TL;DR: Characterization of CAC1A antisense plants showed that reducing BCCP1 accumulation to 35% of wild-type levels, decreases fatty acid accumulation and severely affects normal vegetative plant growth, a likely explanation for the observed unidirectional redundancy between these two paralogous genes. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

2010 journal article

The ARABIDOPSIS Accession Pna-10 Is a Naturally Occurring sng1 Deletion Mutant

Molecular Plant, 3(1), 91–100.

By: X. Li*, J. Bergelson* & C. Chapple*

author keywords: Secondary metabolism-phenylpropanoids and phenolics; fluorescence imaging; Arabidopsis; deletion; natural variation; sinapoylmalate
MeSH headings : Acyltransferases / genetics; Acyltransferases / metabolism; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Cinnamates / metabolism; Glucosides / metabolism; Mass Spectrometry; Microscopy, Confocal; Phenylpropionates / metabolism; Plant Leaves / genetics; Plant Leaves / metabolism; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
TL;DR: Metabolic profiling of rosette leaves from 96 Arabidopsis accessions revealed that the Pna-10 accession accumulates sinapoylglucose instead of sinapoyslmalate, which is a unique leaf sinapate ester profile that is similar to that of the previously characterized sng1 (sng1) mutants. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

2010 journal article

The Growth Reduction Associated with Repressed Lignin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Independent of Flavonoids

The Plant Cell, 22(5), 1620–1632.

By: X. Li*, N. Bonawitz*, J. Weng* & C. Chapple*

MeSH headings : Acyltransferases / metabolism; Arabidopsis / enzymology; Arabidopsis / growth & development; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Flavonoids / biosynthesis; Flavonoids / chemistry; Lignin / biosynthesis; Lignin / chemistry; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Insertional / genetics; Mutation / genetics; Phenols / metabolism; Phenotype; Plant Leaves / metabolism; RNA Interference; Selaginellaceae / enzymology; Solubility; Transgenes / genetics
TL;DR: This study reexamines the relationship between flavonoid accumulation and the growth reduction exhibited by Arabidopsis plants that are defective in lignin biosynthesis and concludes that the growth inhibition observed in HCT-RNAi plants and the ref8 mutant is independent of flavonoids. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

2010 journal article

Understanding Lignification: Challenges Beyond Monolignol Biosynthesis

Plant Physiology, 154(2), 449–452.

By: X. Li* & C. Chapple*

MeSH headings : Biological Evolution; Cell Wall / chemistry; Lignin / biosynthesis; Lignin / physiology; Plant Development; Plants / metabolism; Polymerization
TL;DR: Lignin, a major component of vascular plant cell wall, provides mechanical support for plants to stand upright and enables xylems to withstand the negative pressure generated during water transport. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: February 6, 2021

2008 journal article

Emerging strategies of lignin engineering and degradation for cellulosic biofuel production

Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 19(2), 166–172.

By: J. Weng*, X. Li*, N. Bonawitz* & C. Chapple*

MeSH headings : Bioelectric Energy Sources; Biomass; Cellulose / chemistry; Cellulose / metabolism; Genetic Engineering / methods; Lignin / chemistry; Lignin / metabolism; Plant Development; Plants / genetics; Plants / metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified
TL;DR: Recent advances in the understanding of lignin composition, polymerization, and regulation have revealed new opportunities for the rational manipulation of lIGNin in future bioenergy crops, augmenting the previous successful approach of manipulating lign in monomer biosynthesis. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

2008 journal article

Improvement of biomass through lignin modification

The Plant Journal, 54(4), 569–581.

By: X. Li*, J. Weng* & C. Chapple

author keywords: biofuel; brown midrib; digestibility; cell wall; pulping
MeSH headings : Biomass; Lignin / chemistry; Lignin / metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified / growth & development; Plants, Genetically Modified / metabolism; Poaceae / genetics; Poaceae / growth & development; Poaceae / metabolism; Populus / genetics; Populus / growth & development; Populus / metabolism
TL;DR: Lignin research on Populus trichocarpa and Brachypodium distachyon are emerging as model systems for energy crops and is expected to shed new light on lignin biosynthesis and its regulation in energy crops, and lead to rational genetic engineering approaches to modify lign in for improved biofuel production. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

2008 journal article

Independent origins of syringyl lignin in vascular plants

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(22), 7887–7892.

author keywords: convergent evolution; DFRC; F5H; P450; Selaginella
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / chemistry; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / classification; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / genetics; Genetic Complementation Test; Lignin / biosynthesis; Lignin / chemistry; Mixed Function Oxygenases / chemistry; Mixed Function Oxygenases / classification; Mixed Function Oxygenases / genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutation; Phylogeny; Plant Proteins / chemistry; Plant Proteins / classification; Plant Proteins / genetics; Selaginellaceae / enzymology; Substrate Specificity
TL;DR: Gene expression data, cross-species complementation experiments, and in vitro enzyme assays indicate that this Selaginella F5H represents a new family of plant P450s and suggests that it has evolved independently of angiosperm F 5Hs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2020

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