T. Niittyla

The paper uses fluorescence lifetime imaging to predict lignin composition in wood cell walls and shows its application in studying lignin biosynthesis dynamics.

This study identifies GALT7 and GALT8 as Golgi-localized galactosyltransferases involved in cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, with mutations causing cell wall defects and reduced cellulose content.

This study shows that sucrose synthase is not required for cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, as mutants lacking all six SUS genes show no growth defects or changes in cellulose content.

This paper identifies and characterizes two Golgi-localized exo-β1,3-galactosidases in Arabidopsis that modify AGPs and affect root cell expansion.

The paper generates high-spatial-resolution transcriptome data from Populus tremula wood-forming tissues and identifies novel gene modules and expression patterns involved in cambial growth and wood formation.