The poplar MYB master switches bind to the SMRE site and activate the secondary wall biosynthetic program during wood formation.

Wood is mainly composed of secondary walls, which constitute the most abundant stored carbon produced by vascular plants. Understanding the molecular mechanisms controlling secondary wall deposition during wood formation is not only an important issue in plant biology but also critical for providing...

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Main Authors: Ruiqin Zhong, Ryan L McCarthy, Marziyeh Haghighat, Zheng-Hua Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3726746?pdf=render