Mutagenesis of UDP-xylose epimerase and xylan arabinosyl-transferase decreases arabinose content and improves saccharification of rice straw

Plant Biotechnol J. 2021 May;19(5):863-865. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13552. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

Chen Chen^{1

2}, Xianhai Zhao^{1

2}, Xuchuan Wang^{1

2}, Bo Wang³, Huiling Li^{1

2}, Jiaxun Feng⁴, Aimin Wu^{1

2

5}

¹ State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangzhou, China.
² Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architectures, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
³ College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
⁴ State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Research Center for Microbial and Enzyme Engineering Technology, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
⁵ Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China.

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Keywords: OsUXE; OsXAT; CRISPR; Cas9; biomass feedstock; cell wall; rice.

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