Schengen-pathway controls spatially separated and chemically distinct lignin deposition in the endodermis.
G. Reyt, P. Ramakrishna, I. Salas-Gonzalez, S. Fujita, A. Love, D. Tiemessen, C. Lapierre, K. Morreel, M. Calvo Polanco, P. Flis, N. Geldner, Y. Boursiac, W. Boerjan, M. W. George, G. Castrillo, D. E. Salt
The paper shows that endodermal lignin sensing triggers a transcriptional reprogramming leading to chemically distinct compensatory lignin deposition and impacts nutrient homeostasis.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology