Ryegrass CAD1-like genes and their use

摘要

Disclosed are polynucleotides isolated from ryegrass and encoding cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase 1 like (CAD1L) polypeptides. CAD1L polypeptides are produced in a plant in the same organs and the same developmental stages and processes as CAD1 and are likely to be involved in the same developmental processes as CAD enzymes. The disclosed sequences can be used for the modification of plant cell walls or plant defence responses for example by lignification or cellulose degradation.