| Disruption of Mediator rescues the stunted growth of a lignin-deficient Arabidopsis mutant ND Bonawitz, JI Kim, Y Tobimatsu, PN Ciesielski, NA Anderson, ... Nature 509 (7500), 376-380, 2014 | 369 | 2014 |
| A polymer of caffeyl alcohol in plant seeds F Chen, Y Tobimatsu, D Havkin-Frenkel, RA Dixon, J Ralph Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (5), 1772-1777, 2012 | 316 | 2012 |
| Lignin polymerization: how do plants manage the chemistry so well? Y Tobimatsu, M Schuetz Current opinion in biotechnology 56, 75-81, 2019 | 265 | 2019 |
| Laccases direct lignification in the discrete secondary cell wall domains of protoxylem M Schuetz, A Benske, RA Smith, Y Watanabe, Y Tobimatsu, J Ralph, ... Plant physiology 166 (2), 798-807, 2014 | 258 | 2014 |
| Lignin‐based barrier restricts pathogens to the infection site and confers resistance in plants MH Lee, HS Jeon, SH Kim, JH Chung, D Roppolo, HJ Lee, HJ Cho, ... The EMBO journal 38 (23), e101948, 2019 | 243 | 2019 |
| An “ideal lignin” facilitates full biomass utilization Y Li, L Shuai, H Kim, AH Motagamwala, JK Mobley, F Yue, Y Tobimatsu, ... Science advances 4 (9), eaau2968, 2018 | 226 | 2018 |
| Coexistence but independent biosynthesis of catechyl and guaiacyl/syringyl lignin polymers in seed coats Y Tobimatsu, F Chen, J Nakashima, LL Escamilla-Treviño, L Jackson, ... The Plant Cell 25 (7), 2587-2600, 2013 | 200 | 2013 |
| CCoAOMT suppression modifies lignin composition in Pinus radiata A Wagner, Y Tobimatsu, L Phillips, H Flint, K Torr, L Donaldson, L Pears, ... The Plant Journal 67 (1), 119-129, 2011 | 175 | 2011 |
| Manipulation of guaiacyl and syringyl monomer biosynthesis in an Arabidopsis cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase mutant results in atypical lignin biosynthesis and modified cell … NA Anderson, Y Tobimatsu, PN Ciesielski, E Ximenes, J Ralph, ... The Plant Cell 27 (8), 2195-2209, 2015 | 152 | 2015 |
| Novel seed coat lignins in the C actaceae: structure, distribution and implications for the evolution of lignin diversity F Chen, Y Tobimatsu, L Jackson, J Nakashima, J Ralph, RA Dixon The Plant Journal 73 (2), 201-211, 2013 | 150 | 2013 |
| Loss of function of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase 1 leads to unconventional lignin and a temperature-sensitive growth defect in Medicago truncatula Q Zhao, Y Tobimatsu, R Zhou, S Pattathil, L Gallego-Giraldo, C Fu, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (33), 13660-13665, 2013 | 143 | 2013 |
| Syringyl lignin production in conifers: Proof of concept in a Pine tracheary element system A Wagner, Y Tobimatsu, L Phillips, H Flint, B Geddes, F Lu, J Ralph Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (19), 6218-6223, 2015 | 126 | 2015 |
| Disrupting flavone synthase II alters lignin and improves biomass digestibility PY Lam, Y Tobimatsu, Y Takeda, S Suzuki, M Yamamura, T Umezawa, ... Plant Physiology 174 (2), 972-985, 2017 | 112 | 2017 |
| Visualization of plant cell wall lignification using fluorescence‐tagged monolignols Y Tobimatsu, A Wagner, L Donaldson, P Mitra, C Niculaes, O Dima, JI Kim, ... The Plant Journal 76 (3), 357-366, 2013 | 94 | 2013 |
| Lignin functionalization through chemical demethylation: preparation and tannin-like properties of demethylated guaiacyl-type synthetic lignins K Sawamura, Y Tobimatsu, H Kamitakahara, T Takano ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 5 (6), 5424-5431, 2017 | 86 | 2017 |
| Regulation of CONIFERALDEHYDE 5-HYDROXYLASE expression to modulate cell wall lignin structure in rice Y Takeda, T Koshiba, Y Tobimatsu, S Suzuki, S Murakami, M Yamamura, ... Planta 246, 337-349, 2017 | 81 | 2017 |
| Host lignin composition affects haustorium induction in the parasitic plants Phtheirospermum japonicum and Striga hermonthica S Cui, S Wada, Y Tobimatsu, Y Takeda, SB Saucet, T Takano, ... New Phytologist 218 (2), 710-723, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| The Structural Integrity of Lignin Is Crucial for Resistance against Striga hermonthica Parasitism in Rice JM Mutuku, S Cui, C Hori, Y Takeda, Y Tobimatsu, R Nakabayashi, T Mori, ... Plant physiology 179 (4), 1796-1809, 2019 | 68 | 2019 |
| Downregulation of p‐COUMAROYL ESTER 3‐HYDROXYLASE in rice leads to altered cell wall structures and improves biomass saccharification Y Takeda, Y Tobimatsu, SD Karlen, T Koshiba, S Suzuki, M Yamamura, ... The Plant Journal 95 (5), 796-811, 2018 | 64 | 2018 |
| Hydroxycinnamate conjugates as potential monolignol replacements: in vitro lignification and cell wall studies with rosmarinic acid Y Tobimatsu, S Elumalai, JH Grabber, CL Davidson, X Pan, J Ralph ChemSusChem 5 (4), 676-686, 2012 | 64 | 2012 |
John RalphProfessor of Biochemistry and DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of WisconsinVerified email at wisc.edu
