Catalysts of plant cell wall loosening
Year: 2016
Type: review
Abstract: The growing cell wall in plants has conflicting requirements to be strong enough to withstand the high tensile forces generated by cell turgor pressure while selectively yielding to those forces to induce wall stress relaxation, leading to water uptake and polymer movements underlying cell wall expansion. In this article, I review emerging concepts of plant primary cell wall structure, the nature of wall extensibility and the action of expansins, family-9 and -12 endoglucanases, family-16 xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolase (XTH), and pectin methylesterases, and offer a critical assessment of their wall-loosening activity.
Source: F1000Research
Author: Daniel J. Cosgrove
Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,350
Awards: TAS::89 0227::TAS RECOVERY; RECOVERY ACT - CENTER FOR LIGNOCELLULOSE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION -- EFRC; PI - DANIEL COSGROVE, G1948681064, G222768804, G2984387875, ROLE OF TURGOR PRESSURE IN PLANT GROWTH, TAS::89 0227::TAS RECOVERY; RECOVERY ACT - CENTER FOR LIGNOCELLULOSE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION -- EFRC; PI - DANIEL COSGROVE, G5025091364, G5648016710, G604936351, TAS::89 0222::TAS MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PLANT CELL WALL LOOSENING
OpenAlex ID: W2290402643