Cloned (Comment) | Organism |
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gene LtuCAD1, phylogenetic analysis, quantitative RT-PCR enzyme expression analysis, when expressed in the Arabidopsis cad4/cad5 double mutant, LtuCAD1 is able to restore the total lignin content and decrease the S/G lignin ratio, recombinant expressionof the CAD1 gene driven by a CaMV 35S promoter in Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 using the Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain GV13001 for transfection | Liriodendron tulipifera |
Metals/Ions | Comment | Organism | Structure |
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Zn2+ | required, the enzyme contains two Zn binding domains | Liriodendron tulipifera |
Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
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Liriodendron tulipifera | G3DSC5 | - |
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Source Tissue | Comment | Organism | Textmining |
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bud | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
hydathode | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
leaf | young and old, veins | Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
additional information | quantitative RT-PCR enzyme expression analysis. LtuCAD1 is differentially expressed in vascular tissues | Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
petiole | young | Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
phloem | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
root | mature | Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
sepal | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
silique | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
stamen filament | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
stem | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
xylem | LtuCAD1 has the highest expression level in xylem | Liriodendron tulipifera | - |
Synonyms | Comment | Organism |
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CAD | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
LtuCAD1 | - |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
General Information | Comment | Organism |
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evolution | LtuCAD is a member of a multigene family that belongs to the medium-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily. Sequence identity and similarity among Arabidopsis thaliana and Liriodendron tulipifera CAD protein homologues, overview | Liriodendron tulipifera |
metabolism | cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) is a key enzyme in lignin biosynthesis and catalyzes the final step in the synthesis of monolignols | Liriodendron tulipifera |
physiological function | When expressed in the Arabidopsis cad4 cad5 double mutant, LtuCAD1 is able to restore the total lignin content and decrease the S/G lignin ratio | Liriodendron tulipifera |