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Identification and suppression of the p‐coumaroyl CoA:hydroxycinnamyl alcohol transferase in Zea mays L by Marita, Jane M, Hatfield, Ronald D, Rancour, David M, Frost, Kenneth E

“…Grasses, such as Zea mays L. (maize), contain relatively high levels of p‐coumarates (pCA) within their cell walls. Incorporation of pCA into cell walls is…”
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Novel entries in a fungal biofilm matrix encyclopedia by Zarnowski, Robert, Westler, William M, Lacmbouh, Ghislain Ade, Marita, Jane M, Bothe, Jameson R, Bernhardt, Jörg, Lounes-Hadj Sahraoui, Anissa, Fontaine, Joël, Sanchez, Hiram, Hatfield, Ronald D, Ntambi, James M, Nett, Jeniel E, Mitchell, Aaron P, Andes, David R

“…Virulence of Candida is linked with its ability to form biofilms. Once established, biofilm infections are nearly impossible to eradicate. Biofilm cells live…”
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Cell wall composition throughout development for the model grass Brachypodium distachyon by Rancour, David M, Marita, Jane M, Hatfield, Ronald D

“…Temperate perennial grasses are important worldwide as a livestock nutritive energy source and a potential feedstock for lignocellulosic biofuel production…”
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Lignins: Natural polymers from oxidative coupling of 4-hydroxyphenyl- propanoids by Ralph, John, Lundquist, Knut, Brunow, Gösta, Lu, Fachuang, Kim, Hoon, Schatz, Paul F., Marita, Jane M., Hatfield, Ronald D., Ralph, Sally A., Christensen, Jørgen Holst, Boerjan, Wout

“…Lignins are complex natural polymers resulting from oxidative coupling of, primarily, 4-hydroxyphenylpropanoids. An understanding of their nature is evolving…”
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Grass lignin acylation: p-coumaroyl transferase activity and cell wall characteristics of C3 and C4 grasses by Hatfield, Ronald D, Marita, Jane M, Frost, Kenneth, Grabber, John, Ralph, John, Lu, Fachuang, Kim, Hoon

“…Grasses are a predominant source of nutritional energy for livestock systems around the world. Grasses with high lignin content have lower energy conversion…”
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Effects of Coumarate 3-Hydroxylase Down-regulation on Lignin Structure by Ralph, John, Akiyama, Takuya, Kim, Hoon, Lu, Fachuang, Schatz, Paul F., Marita, Jane M., Ralph, Sally A., Reddy, M.S. Srinivasa, Chen, Fang, Dixon, Richard A.

“…Down-regulation of the gene encoding 4-coumarate 3-hydroxylase (C3H) in alfalfa massively but predictably increased the proportion of p-hydroxyphenyl (P) units…”
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Combinatorial modification of multiple lignin traits in trees through multigene cotransformation by Li, L, Zhou, Y, Cheng, X, Sun, J, Marita, J.M, Ralph, J, Chiang, V.L

“…Lignin quantity and reactivity [which is associated with its syringyl/guaiacyl (S/G) constituent ratio] are two major barriers to wood-pulp production. To…”
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Cell wall composition and digestibility alterations in Brachypodium distachyon achieved through reduced expression of the UDP-arabinopyranose mutase by Rancour, David M, Hatfield, Ronald D, Marita, Jane M, Rohr, Nicholas A, Schmitz, Robert J

“…Nucleotide-activated sugars are essential substrates for plant cell-wall carbohydrate-polymer biosynthesis. The most prevalent grass cell wall (CW) sugars are…”
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Grass Cell Walls: A Story of Cross-Linking by Hatfield, Ronald D, Rancour, David M, Marita, Jane M

“…Cell wall matrices are complex composites mainly of polysaccharides, phenolics (monomers and polymers), and protein. We are beginning to understand the…”
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Variations in the Cell Wall Composition of Maize brown midrib Mutants by Marita, Jane M, Vermerris, Wilfred, Ralph, John, Hatfield, Ronald D

“…Most studies published thus far on the four brown midrib (bm) mutants (bm1, bm2, bm3, and bm4) in maize (Zea mays L.) have focused on one or two individual…”
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Strong decrease in lignin content without significant alteration of plant development is induced by simultaneous down‐regulation of cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR) and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) in tobacco plants by Chabannes, Matthieu, Barakate, Abdellah, Lapierre, Catherine, Marita, Jane M., Ralph, John, Pean, Michel, Danoun, Saïda, Halpin, Claire, Grima‐Pettenati, Jacqueline, Boudet, Alain Michel

“…Summary Different transgenic tobacco lines down‐regulated for either one or two enzymes of the monolignol pathway were compared for their lignin content and…”
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Structural and compositional modifications in lignin of transgenic alfalfa down-regulated in caffeic acid 3- O-methyltransferase and caffeoyl coenzyme A 3- O-methyltransferase by Marita, Jane M, Ralph, John, Hatfield, Ronald D, Guo, Dianjing, Chen, Fang, Dixon, Richard A

“…Benzodioxane chains and the new 5-hydroxyguaiacyl-glycerol unit were identified in isolated lignins from alfalfa deficient in caffeic acid 3-…”
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Elucidation of new structures in lignins of CAD- and COMT-deficient plants by NMR by Ralph, John, Lapierre, Catherine, Marita, Jane M, Kim, Hoon, Lu, Fachuang, Hatfield, Ronald D, Ralph, Sally, Chapple, Clint, Franke, Rochus, Hemm, Matt R, Van Doorsselaere, Jan, Sederoff, Ronald R, O’Malley, David M, Scott, Jay T, MacKay, John J, Yahiaoui, Nabila, Boudet, Alain-M, Pean, Michel, Pilate, Gilles, Jouanin, Lise, Boerjan, Wout

“…Studying lignin-biosynthetic-pathway mutants and transgenics provides insights into plant responses to perturbations of the lignification system, and enhances…”
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NMR characterization of lignins in Arabidopsis altered in the activity of ferulate 5-hydroxylase by Marita, J.M, Ralph, J, Hatfield, R.D, Chapple, C

“…Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) of isolated lignins from an Arabidopsis mutant deficient in ferulate 5-hydroxylase (F5H) and transgenic plants derived from…”
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Sodium hydroxide pretreatment of genetically modified switchgrass for improved enzymatic release of sugars by Wang, Ziyu, Li, Ruyu, Xu, Jiele, Marita, Jane M., Hatfield, Ronald D., Qu, Rongda, Cheng, Jay J.

“…► Suppression of a 4CL gene slightly reduces total lignin content in switchgrass. ► Down-regulation of a 4CL gene causes significant increase of S/G ratio in…”
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Sequencing around 5-Hydroxyconiferyl Alcohol-Derived Units in Caffeic Acid O-Methyltransferase-Deficient Poplar Lignins by Lu, Fachuang, Marita, Jane M, Lapierre, Catherine, Jouanin, Lise, Morreel, Kris, Boerjan, Wout, Ralph, John

“…Caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a bifunctional enzyme that methylates the 5- and 3-hydroxyl positions on the aromatic ring of monolignol precursors,…”
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Enzymatic processes involved in the incorporation of hydroxycinnamates into grass cell walls by Hatfield, R. D, Marita, Jane M

“…Many plant species have one or more types of acylation of cell wall polymers. Grasses (Poaceae family) are unique with abundant acylation of specific cell wall…”
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Characterization of p-coumarate accumulation, p-coumaroyl transferase, and cell wall changes during the development of corn stems by Hatfield, Ronald D, Marita, Jane M, Frost, Kenneth

“…BACKGROUND: Developmental changes occur in corn (Zea mays L.) stems from cell initiation to fully mature cell types. During cell wall maturation the lignin is…”
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In Vitro Proteolytic Inhibition, Polyphenol Oxidase Activity, and Soluble o-Diphenols in Grasses and Cereals by Marita, Jane M, Hatfield, Ronald D, Brink, Geoffrey

“…Producing high quality forage remains a challenge due to potential protein degradation during ensiling. Ten grass species and four cereals were screened for…”
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Peroxidase-dependent cross-linking reactions of p-hydroxycinnamates in plant cell walls by Ralph, John, Bunzel, Mirko, Marita, Jane M., Hatfield, Ronald D., Lu, Fachuang, Kim, Hoon, Schatz, Paul F., Grabber, John H., Steinhart, Hans

“…Peroxidases are heavily implicated in plant cell wall cross-linking reactions, altering the properties of the wall and impacting its utilization…”
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