Boerjan Lab

Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB)

Vlaams Gewest (BE2) · Belgium

ERC-funded
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ERC Advanced Grant · 2018

Large-scale identification of secondary metabolites, metabolic pathways and their genes in the model tree poplar

Poplar is an important woody biomass crop and at the same time the model of choice for molecular research in trees. Although there is steady progress in resolving the functions of unknown genes, the identities of most secondary metabolites in poplar remain unknown. The lack of metabolite identities in experimental systems is a true gap in information content, and impedes obtaining deep insight into the complex biology of living systems. The main reason is that metabolites are difficult to purify because of their low abundance, hindering their structural characterization and the discovery of their biosynthetic pathways. In this project, we will use CSPP, an innovative method recently…

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