A wall with integrity: surveillance and maintenance of the plant cell wall under stress

Y Rui, JR Dinneny - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The structural and functional integrity of the cell wall needs to be constantly monitored and
fine‐tuned to allow for growth while preventing mechanical failure. Many studies have …

Progress and opportunities in the characterization of cellulose–an important regulator of cell wall growth and mechanics

S Rongpipi, D Ye, ED Gomez, EW Gomez - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The plant cell wall is a dynamic network of several biopolymers and structural proteins
including cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose and lignin. Cellulose is one of the main load …

Disentangling loosening from softening: insights into primary cell wall structure

T Zhang, H Tang, D Vavylonis… - The Plant Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
How cell wall elasticity, plasticity, and time‐dependent extension (creep) relate to one
another, to plant cell wall structure and to cell growth remain unsettled topics. To examine …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-electron tomography of the onion cell wall shows bimodally oriented cellulose fibers and reticulated homogalacturonan networks

WJ Nicolas, F Fäßler, P Dutka, FKM Schur, G Jensen… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
One hallmark of plant cells is their cell wall. They protect cells against the environment and
high turgor and mediate morphogenesis through the dynamics of their mechanical and …

Electron microscopy for imaging organelles in plants and algae

E Weiner, JM Pinskey, D Nicastro, MS Otegui - Plant Physiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Recent developments in both instrumentation and image analysis algorithms have allowed
three-dimensional electron microscopy (3D-EM) to increase automated image collections …

Structure of In Vitro-Synthesized Cellulose Fibrils Viewed by Cryo-Electron Tomography and 13C Natural-Abundance Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Solid-State …

F Deligey, MA Frank, SH Cho, A Kirui… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer, is a central source for renewable energy and
functionalized materials. In vitro synthesis of cellulose microfibrils (CMFs) has become …

Direct fluorescence imaging of lignocellulosic and suberized cell walls in roots and stems

P Kitin, S Nakaba, CG Hunt, S Lim, R Funada - AoB Plants, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Investigating plant structure is fundamental in botanical science and provides crucial
knowledge for the theories of plant evolution, ecophysiology and for the biotechnological …

Xyloglucan in the primary cell wall: assessment by FESEM, selective enzyme digestions and nanogold affinity tags

Y Zheng, X Wang, Y Chen, E Wagner… - The Plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Xyloglucan has been hypothesized to bind extensively to cellulose microfibril surfaces and
to tether microfibrils into a load‐bearing network, thereby playing a central role in wall …

Effect of pretreatments on cellulosic composition and morphology of pine needle for possible utilization as substrate for anaerobic digestion

R Mahajan, S Chandel, AK Puniya, G Goel - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2020 - Elsevier
Waste residues from agricultural and forest resources have received much attention as
potential source of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) especially after the “food-versus-fuel” …

Electron tomography unravels new insights into fiber cell wall nanostructure; exploring 3D macromolecular biopolymeric nano-architecture of spruce fiber secondary …

D Fernando, M Kowalczyk, P Guindos, M Auer… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Lignocellulose biomass has a tremendous potential as renewable biomaterials for fostering
the “bio-based society” and circular bioeconomy paradigm. It requires efficient use and …