Plant Cell Growth: Do Pectins Drive Lobe Formation in Arabidopsis Pavement Cells?

Plant Cell Growth: Do Pectins Drive Lobe Formation in Arabidopsis Pavement Cells?

Pectins are conventionally thought to form a gel-like matrix between stress-bearing cellulose microfibrils in growing plant cell walls. A new study proposes a more active role in driving wall expansion. How does the proposal stack up against current evidence? Pectins are conventionally thought to fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2020-06, Vol.30 (11), p.R660-R662
Hauptverfasser: Cosgrove, Daniel J., Anderson, Charles T.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Pectins are conventionally thought to form a gel-like matrix between stress-bearing cellulose microfibrils in growing plant cell walls. A new study proposes a more active role in driving wall expansion. How does the proposal stack up against current evidence? Pectins are conventionally thought to form a gel-like matrix between stress-bearing cellulose microfibrils in growing plant cell walls. A new study proposes a more active role in driving wall expansion. How does the proposal stack up against current evidence?
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.007