title: Application of fungal laccase fused with cellulose-binding domain to develop low-lignin rice plants.
abstract: We observed a reduction of lignin content linked to the expression of fungal laccase in rice plants. The lignin content of L-4, which showed the highest LAC activity among transgenic lines produced, was lower than that of the control line. However, this change was not reflected to the saccharification efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Chiho
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sawaguchi
authors.forename: Aiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Mutsumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nigorikawa
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iimura
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kajita
authors.forename: Taichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oguchi
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sonoki
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D042845:Laccase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D055454:Trametes / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D002482:Cellulose; D008031:Lignin; D042845:Laccase
keywords: Cellulose-binding domain; Fusion protein; Laccase; Oryza sativa L.; Trametes versicolor