Role of Plant Laccases in Lignin Polymerization

Serge Berthet; Johanne Thevenin; Davy Baratiny; Nathalie Demont-Caulet; Isabelle Debeaujon; Przemyslaw Bidzinski; Jean Charles Leple; Rudy Huis; Simon Hawkins; Leonardo D. Gomez; Catherine Lapierre; Lise Jouanin

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-416023-1.00005-7

Role of Plant Laccases in Lignin Polymerization

Serge Berthet, Johanne Thevenin, Davy Baratiny, Nathalie Demont-Caulet, Isabelle Debeaujon, Przemyslaw Bidzinski, Jean Charles Leple, Rudy Huis, Simon Hawkins, Leonardo D. Gomez, Catherine Lapierre, Lise Jouanin^*

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Abstract

Laccases are ubiquitous oxidases present in animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi. In plant species, they occur as large multigenic families. The involvement of peroxidases in lignification is supported by a wealth of literature data. In contrast, the role of laccases in this major plant process is less firmly established. The large number of plant laccases, which argues for a variety of functions in plant development, makes the identification of lignin-specific laccases a challenge. However, in the past decade, the development of new genetic technologies and tools has played a central role towards resolving this issue. In addition, the plant model, . Arabidopsis thaliana, has recently provided novel insights about the occurrence of laccases involved in stem lignification. Information about lignin-related laccases is also available from other species, such as poplar, or other organs and tissues, such as seed coats. This review brings a short and cutting edge survey of laccases and lignification.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-172
Number of pages	28
Journal	Advances in Botanical Research
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-416023-1.00005-7
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2012

Keywords

Arabidopsis
Cell wall
Laccases
Lignins
Multigenic family
Oxidative polymerization
Poplar
Tannins
Transcriptional regulation

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