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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2009

An update on the nomenclature for the cellulose synthase genes in Populus

Kumar, Manoj; Thammannagowda, Shivegowda; Bulone, Vincent; Chiang, Vincent; Han, Kyung-Hwan; Joshi, Chandrashekhar P.; Mansfield, Shawn D.; Mellerowicz, Ewa; Sundberg, Bjorn; Teeri, Tuula; Ellis, Brian E.

Abstract

Cellulose synthase (CesA) is a central catalyst in the generation of the plant cell wall biomass and is, therefore, the focus of intense research. Characterization of individual CesA genes from Populus species has led to the publication of several different naming conventions for CesA gene family members in this model tree. To help reduce the resulting confusion, we propose here a new phylogeny-based CesA nomenclature that aligns the Populus CesA gene family with the established Arabidopsis thaliana CesA family structure.

Published in

Trends in Plant Science
2009, volume: 14, number: 5, pages: 248-254

Authors' information

Kumar, Manoj
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Thammannagowda, Shivegowda
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Bulone, Vincent
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Chiang, Vincent
North Carolina State University (NC State)
Han, Kyung-Hwan
Michigan State University
Joshi, Chandrashekhar P.
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Mansfield, Shawn D.
University of British Columbia
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Teeri, Tuula T.
Ellis, Brian
University of British Columbia

UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science

Publication Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2009.02.004

URI (permanent link to this page)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/26209