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AspWood: High-Spatial-Resolution Transcriptome Profiles Reveal Uncharacterized Modularity of Wood Formation in Populus tremula by Sundell, David, Street, Nathaniel R., Kumar, Manoj, Mellerowicz, Ewa J., Kucukoglu, Melis, Johnsson, Christoffer, Kumar, Vikash, Mannapperuma, Chanaka, Delhomme, Nicolas, Nilsson, Ove, Tuominen, Hannele, Pesquet, Edouard, Fischer, Urs, Niittylä, Totte, Sundberg, Björn, Hvidsten, Torgeir R.

“…Trees represent the largest terrestrial carbon sink and a renewable source of ligno-cellulose. There is significant scope for yield and quality improvement in…”
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Mechanochemical Polarization of Contiguous Cell Walls Shapes Plant Pavement Cells by Majda, Mateusz, Grones, Peter, Sintorn, Ida-Maria, Vain, Thomas, Milani, Pascale, Krupinski, Pawel, Zagórska-Marek, Beata, Viotti, Corrado, Jönsson, Henrik, Mellerowicz, Ewa J., Hamant, Olivier, Robert, Stéphanie

“…The epidermis of aerial plant organs is thought to be limiting for growth, because it acts as a continuous load-bearing layer, resisting tension. Leaf…”
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Acetylation of woody lignocellulose: significance and regulation by Pawar, Prashant Mohan-Anupama, Koutaniemi, Sanna, Tenkanen, Maija, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Non-cellulosic cell wall polysaccharides constitute approximately one quarter of usable biomass for human exploitation. In contrast to cellulose, these…”
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Visualization of GC/TOF-MS-Based Metabolomics Data for Identification of Biochemically Interesting Compounds Using OPLS Class Models by Wiklund, Susanne, Johansson, Erik, Sjöström, Lina, Mellerowicz, Ewa J, Edlund, Ulf, Shockcor, John P, Gottfries, Johan, Moritz, Thomas, Trygg, Johan

“…Metabolomics studies generate increasingly complex data tables, which are hard to summarize and visualize without appropriate tools. The use of chemometrics…”
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Pectin Methylesterase Is Induced in Arabidopsis upon Infection and Is Necessary for a Successful Colonization by Necrotrophic Pathogens by Raiola, Alessandro, Lionetti, Vincenzo, Elmaghraby, Ibrahim, Immerzeel, Peter, Mellerowicz, Ewa J, Salvi, Giovanni, Cervone, Felice, Bellincampi, Daniela

“…The ability of bacterial or fungal necrotrophs to produce enzymes capable of degrading pectin is often related to a successful initiation of the infective…”
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Plant Fiber Formation: State of the Art, Recent and Expected Progress, and Open Questions by Gorshkova, Tatyana, Brutch, Nina, Chabbert, Brigitte, Deyholos, Michael, Hayashi, Takahisa, Lev-Yadun, Simcha, Mellerowicz, Ewa J, Morvan, Claudine, Neutelings, Godfrey, Pilate, Gilles

“…Plant fibers are one of the most important renewable resources, used as raw material in the paper industry, and for various textiles and for composites. Fibers…”
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Ethylene signaling induces gelatinous layers with typical features of tension wood in hybrid aspen by Felten, Judith, Vahala, Jorma, Love, Jonathan, Gorzsás, András, Rüggeberg, Markus, Delhomme, Nicolas, Leśniewska, Joanna, Kangasjärvi, Jaakko, Hvidsten, Torgeir R., Mellerowicz, Ewa J., Sundberg, Björn

“…The phytohormone ethylene impacts secondary stem growth in plants by stimulating cambial activity, xylem development and fiber over vessel formation. We report…”
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Engineering Non-cellulosic Polysaccharides of Wood for the Biorefinery by Donev, Evgeniy, Gandla, Madhavi Latha, Jönsson, Leif J, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Non-cellulosic polysaccharides constitute approximately one third of usable woody biomass for human exploitation. In contrast to cellulose, these substances…”
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Hybrid Aspen Expressing a Carbohydrate Esterase Family 5 Acetyl Xylan Esterase Under Control of a Wood-Specific Promoter Shows Improved Saccharification by Wang, Zhao, Pawar, Prashant Mohan-Anupama, Derba-Maceluch, Marta, Hedenström, Mattias, Chong, Sun-Li, Tenkanen, Maija, Jönsson, Leif J, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Fast-growing broad-leaf tree species can serve as feedstocks for production of bio-based chemicals and fuels through biochemical conversion of wood to…”
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Downregulating aspen xylan biosynthetic GT43 genes in developing wood stimulates growth via reprograming of the transcriptome by Ratke, Christine, Terebieniec, Barbara K, Winestrand, Sandra, Derba-Maceluch, Marta, Grahn, Thomas, Schiffthaler, Bastian, Ulvcrona, Thomas, Özparpucu, Merve, Rüggeberg, Markus, Lundqvist, Sven-Olof, Street, Nathaniel R, Jönsson, Leif J, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Xylan is one of the main compounds determining wood properties in hardwood species. The xylan backbone is thought to be synthesized by a synthase complex…”
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Downregulation of RWA genes in hybrid aspen affects xylan acetylation and wood saccharification by Pawar, Prashant Mohan‐Anupama, Ratke, Christine, Balasubramanian, Vimal K., Chong, Sun‐Li, Gandla, Madhavi Latha, Adriasola, Mathilda, Sparrman, Tobias, Hedenström, Mattias, Szwaj, Klaudia, Derba‐Maceluch, Marta, Gaertner, Cyril, Mouille, Gregory, Ezcurra, Ines, Tenkanen, Maija, Jönsson, Leif J., Mellerowicz, Ewa J.

“…High acetylation of angiosperm wood hinders its conversion to sugars by glycoside hydrolases, subsequent ethanol fermentation and (hence) its use for biofuel…”
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Suppression of xylan endotransglycosylase PtxtXyn10A affects cellulose microfibril angle in secondary wall in aspen wood by Derba‐Maceluch, Marta, Awano, Tatsuya, Takahashi, Junko, Lucenius, Jessica, Ratke, Christine, Kontro, Inkeri, Busse‐Wicher, Marta, Kosik, Ondrej, Tanaka, Ryo, Winzéll, Anders, Kallas, Åsa, Leśniewska, Joanna, Berthold, Fredrik, Immerzeel, Peter, Teeri, Tuula T, Ezcurra, Ines, Dupree, Paul, Serimaa, Ritva, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Certain xylanases from family GH10 are highly expressed during secondary wall deposition, but their function is unknown. We carried out functional analyses of…”
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Saccharification Potential of Transgenic Greenhouse- and Field-Grown Aspen Engineered for Reduced Xylan Acetylation by Pramod, Sivan, Gandla, Madhavi Latha, Derba-Maceluch, Marta, Jönsson, Leif J., Mellerowicz, Ewa J., Winestrand, Sandra

“…High acetylation of xylan in hardwoods decreases their value as biorefinery feedstocks. To counter this problem, we have constitutively suppressed RWA genes…”
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Integrity of xylan backbone affects plant responses to drought by Barbut, Félix R, Cavel, Emilie, Donev, Evgeniy N, Gaboreanu, Ioana, Urbancsok, János, Pandey, Garima, Demailly, Hervé, Jiao, Dianyi, Yassin, Zakiya, Derba-Maceluch, Marta, Master, Emma R, Scheepers, Gerhard, Gutierrez, Laurent, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Drought is a major factor affecting crops, thus efforts are needed to increase plant resilience to this abiotic stress. The overlapping signaling pathways…”
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Arabidopsis XTH4 and XTH9 Contribute to Wood Cell Expansion and Secondary Wall Formation by Kushwah, Sunita, Banasiak, Alicja, Nishikubo, Nobuyuki, Derba-Maceluch, Marta, Majda, Mateusz, Endo, Satoshi, Kumar, Vikash, Gomez, Leonardo, Gorzsas, Andras, McQueen-Mason, Simon, Braam, Janet, Sundberg, Björn, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Xyloglucan is the major hemicellulose of dicotyledon primary cell walls, affecting the load-bearing framework with the participation of xyloglucan…”
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Expression of fungal acetyl xylan esterase in Arabidopsis thaliana improves saccharification of stem lignocellulose by Pawar, Prashant Mohan‐Anupama, Derba‐Maceluch, Marta, Chong, Sun‐Li, Gómez, Leonardo D, Miedes, Eva, Banasiak, Alicja, Ratke, Christine, Gaertner, Cyril, Mouille, Grégory, McQueen‐Mason, Simon J, Molina, Antonio, Sellstedt, Anita, Tenkanen, Maija, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Cell wall hemicelluloses and pectins are O‐acetylated at specific positions, but the significance of these substitutions is poorly understood. Using a…”
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Genome-Wide Identification of Populus Malectin/Malectin-Like Domain-Containing Proteins and Expression Analyses Reveal Novel Candidates for Signaling and Regulation of Wood Development by Kumar, Vikash, Donev, Evgeniy N, Barbut, Félix R, Kushwah, Sunita, Mannapperuma, Chanaka, Urbancsok, János, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Malectin domain (MD) is a ligand-binding protein motif of pro- and eukaryotes. It is particularly abundant in Viridiplantae, where it occurs as either a single…”
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Biosynthesis of cellulose-enriched tension wood in Populus : global analysis of transcripts and metabolites identifies biochemical and developmental regulators in secondary wall biosynthesis by Andersson-Gunnerås, Sara, Mellerowicz, Ewa J, Love, Jonathan, Segerman, Bo, Ohmiya, Yasunori, Coutinho, Pedro M, Nilsson, Peter, Henrissat, Bernard, Moritz, Thomas, Sundberg, Björn

“…Stems and branches of angiosperm trees form tension wood (TW) when exposed to a gravitational stimulus. One of the main characteristics of TW, which…”
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Cell Wall Acetylation in Hybrid Aspen Affects Field Performance, Foliar Phenolic Composition and Resistance to Biological Stress Factors in a Construct-Dependent Fashion by Derba-Maceluch, Marta, Amini, Fariba, Donev, Evgeniy N., Pawar, Prashant Mohan-Anupama, Michaud, Lisa, Johansson, Ulf, Albrectsen, Benedicte R., Mellerowicz, Ewa J.

“…The production of biofuels and “green” chemicals from the lignocellulose of fast-growing hardwood species is hampered by extensive acetylation of xylan…”
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Impact of xylan on field productivity and wood saccharification properties in aspen by Derba-Maceluch, Marta, Sivan, Pramod, Donev, Evgeniy N, Gandla, Madhavi Latha, Yassin, Zakiya, Vaasan, Rakhesh, Heinonen, Emilia, Andersson, Sanna, Amini, Fariba, Scheepers, Gerhard, Johansson, Ulf, Vilaplana, Francisco J, Albrectsen, Benedicte R, Hertzberg, Magnus, Jönsson, Leif J, Mellerowicz, Ewa J

“…Xylan that comprises roughly 25% of hardwood biomass is undesirable in biorefinery applications involving saccharification and fermentation. Efforts to reduce…”
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