Xyloglucan (XyG) is a matrix polysaccharide that is present in the cell walls of all land plants.
It consists of a β-1, 4-linked glucan backbone that is further substituted with xylosyl residues …

Nucleotide sugars are the universal sugar donors for the formation of polysaccharides,
glycoproteins, proteoglycans, glycolipids, and glycosylated secondary metabolites. At least …

Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) catalyzes the penultimate step in monolignol biosynthesis.
We show that downregulation of CCR in transgenic poplar (Populus tremula× Populus alba) …

Background Genome-wide transcript profiling and analyses of enzyme activities from central
carbon and nitrogen metabolism show that transcript levels undergo marked and rapid …

Arabidopsis thaliana is a host for the sugar beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii.
Juvenile nematodes invade the roots and induce the development of a syncytium, which …

l‐Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is synthesized from hexose sugars. It is an antioxidant and redox
buffer, as well as an enzyme cofactor, so it has multiple roles in metabolism and in plant …

Myo-inositol oxygenase (MIOX), a unique monooxygenase, catalyzes the oxidation of myo-
inositol to d-glucuronic acid. However, the protective role of MIOX in plants against oxidative …

The model legume Lotus japonicus was subjected to non‐lethal long‐term salinity and
profiled at the ionomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic levels. Two experimental designs …

Plant microbiomes are assembled and modified through a complex milieu of biotic and
abiotic factors. Despite dynamic and fluctuating contributing variables, specific host …

Root-associated soil bacteria can strongly influence plant fitness. DNA methylation is an
epigenetic mark important to many fundamental biological processes; however, its roles in …