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AtMYB41 activates ectopic suberin synthesis and assembly in multiple plant species and cell types by Kosma, Dylan K, Murmu, Jhadeswar, Razeq, Fakhria M, Santos, Patricia, Bourgault, Richard, Molina, Isabel, Rowland, Owen

“…Suberin is a lipid and phenolic cell wall heteropolymer found in the roots and other organs of all vascular plants. Suberin plays a critical role in plant…”
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Constructing functional cuticles: analysis of relationships between cuticle lipid composition, ultrastructure and water barrier function in developing adult maize leaves by Bourgault, Richard, Matschi, Susanne, Vasquez, Miguel, Qiao, Pengfei, Sonntag, Annika, Charlebois, Caleb, Mohammadi, Marc, Scanlon, Michael J, Smith, Laurie G, Molina, Isabel

“…Prior work has examined cuticle function, composition and ultrastructure in many plant species, but much remains to be learned about how these features are…”
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The FUSED LEAVES1‐ADHERENT1 regulatory module is required for maize cuticle development and organ separation by Liu, Xue, Bourgault, Richard, Galli, Mary, Strable, Josh, Chen, Zongliang, Feng, Fan, Dong, Jiaqiang, Molina, Isabel, Gallavotti, Andrea

“…Summary All aerial epidermal cells in land plants are covered by the cuticle, an extracellular hydrophobic layer that provides protection against abiotic and…”
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Structure‐function analysis of the maize bulliform cell cuticle and its potential role in dehydration and leaf rolling by Matschi, Susanne, Vasquez, Miguel F., Bourgault, Richard, Steinbach, Paul, Chamness, James, Kaczmar, Nicholas, Gore, Michael A., Molina, Isabel, Smith, Laurie G.

“…The hydrophobic cuticle of plant shoots serves as an important interaction interface with the environment. It consists of the lipid polymer cutin, embedded…”
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Variation in Its C-Terminal Amino Acids Determines Whether Endo-β-Mannanase Is Active or Inactive in Ripening Tomato Fruits of Different Cultivars by Richard Bourgault, Bewley, J. Derek

“…Endo-β-mannanase cDNAs were cloned and characterized from ripening tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv Trust) fruit, which produces an active enzyme, and…”
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Integrating GWAS and TWAS to elucidate the genetic architecture of maize leaf cuticular conductance by Lin, Meng, Qiao, Pengfei, Matschi, Susanne, Vasquez, Miguel, Ramstein, Guillaume P, Bourgault, Richard, Mohammadi, Marc, Scanlon, Michael J, Molina, Isabel, Smith, Laurie G, Gore, Michael A

“…Abstract The cuticle, a hydrophobic layer of cutin and waxes synthesized by plant epidermal cells, is the major barrier to water loss when stomata are closed…”
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Transcriptomic network analyses shed light on the regulation of cuticle development in maize leaves by Qiao, Pengfei, Bourgault, Richard, Mohammadi, Marc, Matschi, Susanne, Philippe, Glenn, Smith, Laurie G., Gore, Michael A., Molina, Isabel, Scanlon, Michael J.

“…Plant cuticles are composed of wax and cutin and evolved in the land plants as a hydrophobic boundary that reduces water loss from the plant epidermis. The…”
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A maize LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN may bridge the gap between PHYTOCHROME-mediated light signaling and cuticle biosynthesis by Qiao, Pengfei, Bourgault, Richard, Mohammadi, Marc, Gore, Michael A., Molina, Isabel, Scanlon, Michael J.

“…Plant epidermal cuticles are composed of hydrophobic lipids that provide a barrier to non-stomatal water loss, and arose in land plants as an adaptation to the…”
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Integrative multiomic analysis identifies genes associated with cuticular wax biogenesis in adult maize leaves by Lin, Meng, Bacher, Harel, Bourgault, Richard, Qiao, Pengfei, Matschi, Susanne, Vasquez, Miguel F, Mohammadi, Marc, van Boerdonk, Sarah, Scanlon, Michael J, Smith, Laurie G, Molina, Isabel, Gore, Michael A

“…Abstract Studying the genetic basis of leaf wax composition and its correlation with leaf cuticular conductance (gc) is crucial for improving crop…”
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Integrative multi-omic analysis identifies genes associated with cuticular wax biogenesis in adult maize leaves by Lin, Meng, Bacher, Harel, Bourgault, Richard, Qiao, Pengfei, Matschi, Susanne, Vasquez, Miguel F, Mohammadi, Marc, van Boerdonk, Sarah, Scanlon, Michael J, Smith, Laurie G, Molina, Isabel, Gore, Michael A

“…Studying the genetic basis of leaf wax composition and its correlation with leaf cuticular conductance (gc) is crucial for improving crop productivity. The…”
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At MYB 41 activates ectopic suberin synthesis and assembly in multiple plant species and cell types by Kosma, Dylan K., Murmu, Jhadeswar, Razeq, Fakhria M., Santos, Patricia, Bourgault, Richard, Molina, Isabel, Rowland, Owen

“…Summary Suberin is a lipid and phenolic cell wall heteropolymer found in the roots and other organs of all vascular plants. Suberin plays a critical role in…”
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The role of phloem sieve elements and laticifers in the biosynthesis and accumulation of alkaloids in opium poppy by Samanani, Nailish, Alcantara, Joenel, Bourgault, Richard, Zulak, Katherine G., Facchini, Peter J.

“…Summary The benzylisoquinoline alkaloids of opium poppy, including the narcotic analgesics morphine and codeine, accumulate in the multinucleate cytoplasm of…”
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Three‐dimensional structure of (1,4)‐β‐d‐mannan mannanohydrolase from tomato fruit by Bourgault, Richard, Oakley, Aaron J., Bewley, J. Derek, Wilce, Matthew C.J.

“…The three‐dimensional crystal structure of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) β‐mannanase 4a (LeMAN4a) has been determined to 1.5 Å resolution. The enzyme adopts…”
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Variation in Its C-Terminal Amino Acids Determines Whether Endo-β-Mannanase Is Active or Inactive in Ripening Tomato Fruits of Different Cultivars1 by Bourgault, Richard, Bewley, J. Derek

“…Endo-β-mannanase cDNAs were cloned and characterized from ripening tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv Trust) fruit, which produces an active enzyme, and…”
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Gel Diffusion Assays for Endo-β-mannanase and Pectin Methylesterase Can Underestimate Enzyme Activity Due to Proteolytic Degradation: A Remedy by Bourgault, Richard, Bewley, J.Derek

“…The accuracy of the sensitive gel-diffusion assay for endo-β-mannanase activity was improved when protein was added to fruit extracts or into the substrate–gel…”
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Endo‐β‐mannanase is present in an inactive form in ripening tomato fruits of the cultivar Walter by Banik, Mitali, Bourgault, Richard, Bewley, J. Derek

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Regulation of Growth, Development and Whole Organism Physiology. Endo-[beta]-mannanase is present in an inactive form in ripening tomato fruits of the cultivar Walter by Banik, Mitali, Bourgault, Richard, Bewley, J Derek

“…Fruits of the tomato cultivar Walter undergo normal development to the red-ripe stage but, unlike those of the cultivar Trust, they do not produce any active…”
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Endo‐β‐mannanase activity increases in the skin and outer pericarp of tomato fruits during ripening by Bewley, J. Derek, Banik, Mitali, Bourgault, Richard, Feurtado, J. Allan, Toorop, Peter, Hilhorst, Henk W.M.

“…Activity of endo‐β‐mannanase increases during ripening of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit of the cultivar Trust. β‐Mannoside mannohydrolase is…”
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Endo‐β‐mannanase is present in an inactive form in ripening tomato fruits of the cultivar Walter by Banik, Mitali, Bourgault, Richard, Bewley, J. Derek

“…Fruits of the tomato cultivar Walter undergo normal development to the red‐ripe stage but, unlike those of the cultivar Trust, they do not produce any active…”
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Endo-{beta}-mannanase Activity in Tomato and Other Ripening Fruits by Bourgault, Richard, Bewley, J. Derek, Alberici, Aurelia, Decker, Delphine

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