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Genome editing of wood for sustainable pulping.

Authors :
Oliveira DM
Cesarino I
Source :
Trends in plant science [Trends Plant Sci] 2024 Feb; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 111-113. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 12.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Wood is an abundant and renewable feedstock for pulping and biorefining, but the aromatic polymer lignin greatly limits its efficient use. Sulis et al. recently reported a multiplex CRISPR editing strategy targeting multiple lignin biosynthetic genes to achieve combined lignin modifications, improve wood properties, and make pulping more sustainable.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The authors declare no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1878-4372
Volume :
29
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Trends in plant science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37838517
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2023.10.007