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Jing-Ke Weng

Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Publications -  112
Citations -  7281

Jing-Ke Weng is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Arabidopsis & Arabidopsis thaliana. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 104 publications receiving 5251 citations. Previous affiliations of Jing-Ke Weng include Williams College & Zhejiang University.

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The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

Jo Ann Banks, +118 more
- 20 May 2011 - 
TL;DR: The genome sequence of the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii (Selaginella), the first nonseed vascular plant genome reported, is reported, finding that the transition from a gametophytes- to a sporophyte-dominated life cycle required far fewer new genes than the Transition from a non Seed vascular to a flowering plant.
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The origin and evolution of lignin biosynthesis.

TL;DR: A number of aspects regarding the origin and evolution of lignin biosynthesis during land plant evolution are discussed, including the establishment of its monomer biosynthetic scaffold, potential precursors to the lIGNin polymer, as well as the emergence of the polymerization machinery and regulatory system.
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Improvement of biomass through lignin modification.

TL;DR: Lignin research on Populus trichocarpa and Brachypodium distachyon are emerging as model systems for energy crops and is expected to shed new light on lignin biosynthesis and its regulation in energy crops, and lead to rational genetic engineering approaches to modify lign in for improved biofuel production.
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Emerging strategies of lignin engineering and degradation for cellulosic biofuel production

TL;DR: Recent advances in the understanding of lignin composition, polymerization, and regulation have revealed new opportunities for the rational manipulation of lIGNin in future bioenergy crops, augmenting the previous successful approach of manipulating lign in monomer biosynthesis.
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New developments in RiPP discovery, enzymology and engineering

TL;DR: The review discusses the new classes of RiPPs that have been discovered, the advances in the understanding of the installation of both primary and secondary post-translational modifications, and the mechanisms by which the enzymes recognize the leader peptides in their substrates.