Average effect of a mutation in lignin biosynthesis in loblolly pine
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- David L. Remington, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD, E.C. 1.1.1.195) is a monolignol biosynthetic enzyme that catalyzes the final step of lignin subunit biosynthesis in higher plants. Recently, a mutant allele of the cad gene, cad-n1, encoding for the CAD enzyme, was discovered in loblolly pine. By reducing the expression of the cad gene, this mutant has a decreased lignin content and major changes in the lignin composition in wood. In this study, we found that the substitution of a wild-type allele by cad-n1 was associated with a significant effect on 2nd-year shoot elongation in a half-sib family of loblolly pine (designated family 7–1037). The average effect of cad-n1appeared to increase with tree growth and was greater for stem radial growth than height growth. An increase of 14.1% in de-barked volume in year 4 was associated with cad-n1. Co-segregation analysis indicated that the cad locus itself might represent a gene that governs stem growth in pine. The significance of the mutation cad-n1 for tree growth and wood processing is discussed.
Average effect of a mutation in lignin biosynthesis in loblolly pine
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- Publication
- Theoretical and Applied Genetics 99 (3-4):705-710.
- Language: English
- Date: 1999
- Keywords
- Average effect, CAD, Lignin biosynthesis, Loblolly pine, Mutant, RAPDs