The WD40 domain is one of the most abundant and interacting domains in the eukaryotic
genome. In proteins the WD domain folds into a β-propeller structure, providing a platform …

For more than a decade, the Arabidopsis seed coat epidermis (SCE) has been used as a
model system to study the synthesis, secretion and modification of cell wall polysaccharides …

The production of hydrophilic mucilages by the seed coat or pericarp, which are released
upon seed hydration, is a commonly found adaptation in angiosperms, known as …

Imbibed seeds of the Arabidopsis thaliana accession Djarly are affected in mucilage release
from seed coat epidermal cells. The impaired locus was identified as a pectin …

Using RNA sequencing technology and de novo transcriptome assembly, we compared
representative sets of wild and domesticated accessions of common bean (Phaseolus …

Background The epidermal cells of the seed coat of certain species accumulate
polysaccharides during seed development for cell wall reinforcement or release on …

Seeds from various angiosperm species produce polysaccharide mucilage facilitating
germination and, therefore, conferring major evolutionary advantages. The seed epidermal …

Abstract Imbibed Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seeds are encapsulated by mucilage
that is formed of hydrated polysaccharides released from seed coat epidermal cells. The …

The epidermal cells of the Arabidopsis thaliana seed coat, which correspond to the second
layer of the outer integument (oi2), contain large quantities of a pectic polysaccharide called …

Pectin, which is a major component of the plant primary cell walls, is synthesized and methyl-
esterified in the Golgi apparatus and then demethylesterified by pectin methylesterases …