Institute Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR1318 INRA/AgroParisTech, Saclay Plant Science, INRA Centre de Versailles-Grignon, Route de St-Cyr (RD10), 78026 Versailles, Cedex, France.
Curr Biol. 2012 Jul 10;22(13):R533-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.05.005.
Lignins are complex aromatic heteropolymers that reinforce the cell walls of terrestrial plants. A new study identifies an ATP-binding cassette ABC transporter that pumps a monolignol lignin precursor across the plasma membrane.
木质素是复杂的芳香杂聚物，可增强陆生植物的细胞壁。一项新的研究确定了一种 ATP 结合盒 ABC 转运蛋白，该蛋白可将木质素前体 monolignol 泵过质膜。
