Systems Level Engineering of Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis to Improve Biofuel Feedstock Quality

Hazen, Samuel

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

关键词: 60 Applied Life Sciences;    09 Biomass Fuels;    59 Basic Biological Sciences;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1094975
RP-ID  :  DOE-UMASS-4700
RP-ID  :  FG02-08ER64700
RP-ID  :  1094975

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Our new regulatory model of cell wall biosynthesis proposes original network architecture with several newly incorporated components. The mapped set of protein-DNA interactions will serve as a foundation for 1) understanding the regulation of a complex and integral plant component and 2) the manipulation of crop species for biofuel and biotechnology purposes. This study revealed interesting and novel aspects of grass growth and development and further enforce the importance of a grass model system. By functionally characterizing a suite of genes, we have begun to improve the sparse model for transcription regulation of biomass accumulation in grasses. In the process, we have advanced methodology and brachy molecular genetic tools that will serve as valuable community resource.