Ut-battelle, Inc.

University of Chicago

University of Tennessee Research Foundation

Timothy J Tschaplinski

Jean T Greenberg

Ho Won Jung

Gerald A Tuskan

Jay Chieh Chen

Lee E Gunter

Sara S Jawdy

Daniel A Jacobson

Anna K Furches

Nancy L Engle

Deborah A Weighill

David Kainer

The present disclosure provides methods of producing plants with preferred levels of cell wall biosynthesis; and uses of such plants. The inventors have identified that the GFR9, CCoAOMT and MYB41 genes are major regulators of the cell wall biosynthesis pathway. Plants with modulated cell wall biosynthesis, based on modulation of the expression or activity of the GFR9, CCoAOMT and MYB41 genes, have divergent uses including pulp and paper production, and bioproduct production.

Methods for controlling cell wall biosynthesis and genetically modified plants

This disclosure provides methods and transgenic plants for improved production of renewable biofuels and other plant-derived biomaterials by altering the expression and/or activity of Gene Y, an O-acetyltransferase. This disclosure also provides expression vectors containing a nucleic acid (Gene Y) which encodes the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 and is operably linked to a heterologous promoter.

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Azelaic acid or its derivatives or analogs induce a robust and a speedier defense response against pathogens in plants. Azelaic acid treatment alone does not induce many of the known defense-related genes but activates a plant's defense signaling upon pathogen exposure.

Plant pathogen resistance

Growing community of inventors

Oak Ridge, TN, United States of America

Timothy J Tschaplinski