Ying-Lan Chen

1Department of Life Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106319, Taiwan 2Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA 3Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106319, Taiwan 4State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China 5Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung...

Abstract Leaves of the carnivorous sundew plants (Drosera spp.) secrete mucilage that hosts microorganisms, but whether this microbiota contributes to prey digestion is unclear. We identified the acidophilic fungus Acrodontium crateriforme as the dominant species in the mucilage microbial communities, thriving in multiple sundew species across the global range.

Abstract Cell walls in plants, particularly forest trees, are the major carbon sink of the terrestrial ecosystem. Chemical and biosynthetic features of plant cell walls were revealed early on, focusing mostly on herbaceous model species. Recent developments in genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, transgenesis, and associated analytical techniques are enabling novel insights into formation of woody cell walls. Here, we review multilevel regulation of cell wall biosynthesis in forest tree species.