CRISPR-Cas9 helps solve a piece of the puzzle of the biosynthesis of salicinoids and suggests a role in the growth-defense trade-off in poplar

Kutubuddin A Molla^{1

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¹ Assistant Features Editor, The Plant Cell, American Society of Plant Biologists, USA.
² ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 753006, India.

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Kutubuddin A Molla. Plant Cell. 2022.

. 2022 Jul 30;34(8):2819-2820.

doi: 10.1093/plcell/koac157.

Kutubuddin A Molla^{1

2}

¹ Assistant Features Editor, The Plant Cell, American Society of Plant Biologists, USA.
² ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 753006, India.

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CRISPR/Cas9 disruption of UGT71L1 in poplar connects salicinoid and salicylic acid metabolism and alters growth and morphology.
Gordon H, Fellenberg C, Lackus ND, Archinuk F, Sproule A, Nakamura Y, K Llner TG, Gershenzon J, Overy DP, Constabel CP. Gordon H, et al. Plant Cell. 2022 Jul 30;34(8):2925-2947. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koac135. Plant Cell. 2022. PMID: 35532172 Free PMC article.

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