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  • Preisner, M.; Kulma, A.; Zebrowski, J.; Dyminska, L.; Hanuza, J.; Arendt, M.; Starzycki, M.; Szopa, J.
    Manipulating cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) expression in flax affects fibre composition and properties (2014), BMC Plant Biol., 14, 50.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
additional information CAD is a useful tool to improve lignin digestibility and/or to lower the lignin levels in plants. Enzyme knockout modification targeted directly to block lignin synthesis causes not only reduced lignin level in fibre, but also affects amount and organization of cellulose and pectin. The process of retting in the transgenic straw is more uniform, which might contribute to an improvement in the fibre quality. Such plants can be successfully cultivated in a field Linum usitatissimum

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
gene CAD, phylogenetic analysis and tree Linum usitatissimum

Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
additional information CAD down-regulation does not lead to the accumulation of lignin precursors, evaluated composition and properties of flax fibre from plants with silenced CAD gene. CAD downregulation does not disturb at all or has only slight effect on flax plants' development in vivo, while the resistance against flax major pathogen Fusarium oxysporum decreases slightly. The modification positively affects fibre possessing, it results in more uniform retting. Even if the overall retting time is not shortened, CAD straw is colonized by microorganisms much quicker, and the pectin degradation enzymes act effectively from the very beginning of the retting. The process of retting in the transgenic straw is more uniform, which might contribute to an improvement in the fibre quality Linum usitatissimum

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cell wall
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Linum usitatissimum 5618
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
cinnamyl alcohol + NADP+ Linum usitatissimum
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cinnamaldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
cinnamyl alcohol + NADP+ Linum usitatissimum Nike
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cinnamaldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
coniferyl alcohol + NADP+ Linum usitatissimum
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coniferyl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
coniferyl alcohol + NADP+ Linum usitatissimum Nike
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coniferyl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
p-coumaryl alcohol + NADP+ Linum usitatissimum
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p-coumaryl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
p-coumaryl alcohol + NADP+ Linum usitatissimum Nike
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p-coumaryl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
sinapyl alcohol + NADP+ Linum usitatissimum
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sinapyl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
sinapyl alcohol + NADP+ Linum usitatissimum Nike
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sinapyl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Linum usitatissimum Q1HGA8
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Linum usitatissimum Nike Q1HGA8
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
stem
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Linum usitatissimum
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
cinnamyl alcohol + NADP+
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Linum usitatissimum cinnamaldehyde + NADPH + H+
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cinnamyl alcohol + NADP+
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Linum usitatissimum Nike cinnamaldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
coniferyl alcohol + NADP+
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Linum usitatissimum coniferyl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
coniferyl alcohol + NADP+
-
Linum usitatissimum Nike coniferyl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
p-coumaryl alcohol + NADP+
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Linum usitatissimum p-coumaryl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
p-coumaryl alcohol + NADP+
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Linum usitatissimum Nike p-coumaryl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
sinapyl alcohol + NADP+
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Linum usitatissimum sinapyl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r
sinapyl alcohol + NADP+
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Linum usitatissimum Nike sinapyl aldehyde + NADPH + H+
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r

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
CAD
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Linum usitatissimum
cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase
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Linum usitatissimum

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
NADP+
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Linum usitatissimum
NADPH
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Linum usitatissimum

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
evolution flax CAD belongs to the bona-fide CAD family, phylogenetic analysis Linum usitatissimum
malfunction CAD downregulation does not disturb at all or has only slight effect on flax plants' development in vivo, while the resistance against flax major pathogen Fusarium oxysporum decreases slightly. The modification positively affects fibre possessing, it results in more uniform retting Linum usitatissimum
metabolism cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase is a key enzyme in the lignin biosynthesis, lignin biosynthesis pathway within the phenylpropanoid route, overview Linum usitatissimum