Lignin accumulates in the cell walls of specialized cell types to enable plants to stand upright and conduct water and minerals, withstand abiotic stresses, and defend themselves against pathogens. Th
A bifunctional peroxidase enzyme, 4-coumarate 3-hydroxylase (C3H/APX), provides a parallel route to the shikimate shunt pathway for the conversion of 4-coumarate to caffeate in the early steps of lign
The outbreak of poplar canker caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea poses a severe threat to poplar growth. Its resistance mechanisms are closely linked to the regulation of plant secondary metabolism and