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Overexpression of SbMyb60 impacts phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and alters secondary cell wall composition in Sorghum bicolor by Scully, Erin D, Gries, Tammy, Sarath, Gautam, Palmer, Nathan A, Baird, Lisa, Serapiglia, Michelle J, Dien, Bruce S, Boateng, Akwasi A, Ge, Zhengxiang, Funnell‐Harris, Deanna L, Twigg, Paul, Clemente, Thomas E, Sattler, Scott E

“…The phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway that generates lignin subunits represents a significant target for altering the abundance and composition of lignin…”
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Overexpression of SbMyb60 in Sorghum bicolor impacts both primary and secondary metabolism by Scully, Erin D., Gries, Tammy, Palmer, Nathan A., Sarath, Gautam, Funnell‐Harris, Deanna L., Baird, Lisa, Twigg, Paul, Seravalli, Javier, Clemente, Thomas E., Sattler, Scott E.

“…Few transcription factors have been identified in C4 grasses that either positively or negatively regulate monolignol biosynthesis. Previously, the…”
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Author Correction: Deleterious mutations predicted in the sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Maturity (Ma) and Dwarf (Dw) genes from whole‑genome resequencing by Grant, Nathan P., Toy, John J., Funnell‑Harris, Deanna L., Sattler, Scott E.

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Characterization of novel Brown midrib 6 mutations affecting lignin biosynthesis in sorghum by Scully, Erin D, Gries, Tammy, Funnell‐Harris, Deanna L, Xin, Zhanguo, Kovacs, Frank A, Vermerris, Wilfred, Sattler, Scott E

“…The presence of lignin reduces the quality of lignocellulosic biomass for forage materials and feedstock for biofuels. In C4 grasses, the brown midrib…”
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Deleterious mutations predicted in the sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Maturity (Ma) and Dwarf (Dw) genes from whole-genome resequencing by Grant, Nathan P., Toy, John J., Funnell-Harris, Deanna L., Sattler, Scott E.

“…In sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] the Maturity ( Ma1 , Ma2 , Ma3 , Ma4 , Ma5 , Ma6 ) and Dwarf ( Dw1 , Dw2 , Dw3 , Dw4 ) loci, encode genes controlling…”
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Response of sorghum lines carrying recently identified brown midrib (bmr) mutations to stalk rot pathogens and water deficit by Funnell‐Harris, Deanna L., Sattler, Scott E., Toy, John J., O'Neill, Patrick M., Bernhardson, Lois F.

“…Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is drought‐tolerant and has diverse germplasm for food, feed, forage and bioenergy. However, stalk diseases reduce quality and yield…”
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Pathogen and drought stress affect cell wall and phytohormone signaling to shape host responses in a sorghum COMT bmr12 mutant by Khasin, Maya, Bernhardson, Lois F, O'Neill, Patrick M, Palmer, Nathan A, Scully, Erin D, Sattler, Scott E, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L

“…Abstract Background As effects of global climate change intensify, the interaction of biotic and abiotic stresses increasingly threatens current agricultural…”
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Nonsense Mutation in a Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene Is Responsible for the Sorghum brown midrib6 Phenotype by Sattler, Scott E, Saathoff, Aaron J, Haas, Eric J, Palmer, Nathan A, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L, Sarath, Gautam, Pedersen, Jeffrey F

“…brown midrib6 (bmr6) affects phenylpropanoid metabolism, resulting in reduced lignin concentrations and altered lignin composition in sorghum (Sorghum…”
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The Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) Brown Midrib 30 Gene Encodes a Chalcone Isomerase Required for Cell Wall Lignification by Tetreault, Hannah M, Gries, Tammy, Liu, Sarah, Toy, John, Xin, Zhanguo, Vermerris, Wilfred, Ralph, John, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L, Sattler, Scott E

“…In sorghum ( ) and other C grasses, ( ) mutants have long been associated with plants impaired in their ability to synthesize lignin. The ( ) gene, identified…”
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Overexpression of the Sorghum bicolor SbCCoAOMT alters cell wall associated hydroxycinnamoyl groups by Tetreault, Hannah M, Scully, Erin D, Gries, Tammy, Palmer, Nathan A, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L, Baird, Lisa, Seravalli, Javier, Dien, Bruce S, Sarath, Gautam, Clemente, Thomas E, Sattler, Scott E

“…Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a drought tolerant crop, which is being developed as a bioenergy feedstock. The monolignol biosynthesis pathway is a major focus…”
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Efficacy of Singular and Stacked brown midrib 6 and 12 in the Modification of Lignocellulose and Grain Chemistry by Sattler, Scott E, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L, Pedersen, Jeffrey F

“…In sorghum, brown midrib (bmr) 6 and 12 impair the last two steps of monolignol synthesis. bmr genes were introduced into grain sorghum to improve the…”
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Brown midrib mutations and their importance to the utilization of maize, sorghum, and pearl millet lignocellulosic tissues by Sattler, Scott E., Funnell-Harris, Deanna L., Pedersen, Jeffrey F.

“…Brown midrib mutants have been isolated in maize ( Zea mays), sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor) and pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum) arising by either spontaneous…”
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Overexpression of ferulate 5-hydroxylase increases syringyl units in Sorghum bicolor by Tetreault, Hannah M., Gries, Tammy, Palmer, Nathan A., Funnell-Harris, Deanna L., Sato, Shirley, Ge, Zhengxiang, Sarath, Gautam, Sattler, Scott E.

“…Ferulate 5-hydroxylase (F5H) of the monolignol pathway catalyzes the hydroxylation of coniferyl alcohol, coniferaldehyde and ferulic acid to produce…”
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Effects of Altering Three Steps of Monolignol Biosynthesis on Sorghum Responses to Stalk Pathogens and Water Deficit by Funnell-Harris, Deanna L, Sattler, Scott E, O'Neill, Patrick M, Gries, Tammy, Ge, Zhengxiang, Nersesian, Natalya

“…The drought-resilient crop sorghum ( [L.] Moench) is grown worldwide for multiple uses, including forage or potential lignocellulosic bioenergy feedstock. A…”
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Association of dhurrin levels and post-flowering non-senescence with resistance to stalk rot pathogens in Sorghum bicolor by Funnell-Harris, Deanna L., Sattler, Scott E., O’Neill, Patrick M., Toy, John J., Bernhardson, Lois F., Kilts, Mark R., Khasin, Maya

“…Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a diverse C4 crop used for feed, food and grain- or juice-based bioethanol, with potential for lignocellulosic…”
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Characterization of novel Sorghum brown midrib mutants from an EMS-mutagenized population by Sattler, Scott E, Saballos, Ana, Xin, Zhanguo, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L, Vermerris, Wilfred, Pedersen, Jeffrey F

“…Reducing lignin concentration in lignocellulosic biomass can increase forage digestibility for ruminant livestock and saccharification yields of biomass for…”
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Field Evaluation of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Lines that Overexpress Two Monolignol-Related Genes that Alter Cell Wall Composition by Tetreault, Hannah M., O’Neill, Pat, Toy, John, Gries, Tammy, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L., Sattler, Scott E.

“…Modifying lignin content and composition of cell walls are key targets for bioenergy feedstock improvement for a range of renewable chemical applications…”
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Improved Sugar Conversion and Ethanol Yield for Forage Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Lines with Reduced Lignin Contents by Dien, Bruce S, Sarath, Gautam, Pedersen, Jeffrey F, Sattler, Scott E, Chen, Han, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L, Nichols, Nancy N, Cotta, Michael A

“…Lignin is known to impede conversion of lignocellulose into ethanol. In this study, forage sorghum plants carrying brown midrib (bmr) mutations, which reduce…”
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Modifying lignin to improve bioenergy feedstocks: strengthening the barrier against pathogens? by Sattler, Scott E, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L

“…Lignin is a ubiquitous polymer present in cell walls of all vascular plants, where it rigidifies and strengthens the cell wall structure through covalent…”
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Response of sorghum stalk pathogens to brown midrib plants and soluble phenolic extracts from near isogenic lines by Funnell-Harris, Deanna L., O’Neill, Patrick M., Sattler, Scott E., Gries, Tammy, Berhow, Mark A., Pedersen, Jeffrey F.

“…Sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] has drawn attention as potential feedstock for lignocellulosic biofuels production, and reducing lignin is one way to…”
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