Lignin is a complex polymer that is embedded in plant cell walls to provide physical support
and water protection. For these reasons, the production of lignin is closely linked with plant …

The evolution of transporting tissues was an important innovation in terrestrial plants that
allowed them to adapt to almost all nonaquatic environments. These tissues consist of water …

Vascular plants reinforce the cell walls of the different xylem cell types with lignin phenolic
polymers. Distinct lignin chemistries differ between each cell wall layer and each cell type to …

In this review, we untangle the physiological key functions of the essential micronutrients
and link them to the deficiency responses in plants. Knowledge of these responses at the …

Imaging has long supported our ability to understand the inner life of plants, their
development, and response to a dynamic environment. While optical microscopy remains …

Naturally fluorescent polymeric molecules such as collagen, resilin, cutin, suberin, or lignin
can serve as renewable sources of bioproducts. Theoretical physics predicts that the …

The metabolism of polyphenolic polymers is essential to the development and response to
environmental changes of organisms from all kingdoms of life, but shows particular diversity …

Plant cell wall researchers were asked their view on what the major unanswered questions
are in their field. This article summarises the feedback that was received from them in five …

Lignin is a phenolic heteropolymer found in most terrestrial plants that contributes an
essential role in plant growth, abiotic stress tolerance, and biotic stress resistance. Recent …

Brassinosteroids (BRs) represent a group of plant signaling molecules with a steroidal
skeleton that play an essential role in plant adaptation to different environmental stresses …