Heat stress (HS) is expected to be of increasing worldwide concern in the near future,
especially with regard to crop yield and quality as a consequence of rising or varying …

In bacteria, fungi and plants, pectin methylesterases are ubiquitous enzymes that modify the
degree of methylesterification of pectins, which are major components of plant cell walls …

Reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) approaches have been used in
a large proportion of transcriptome analyses published to date. The accuracy of the results …

Main conclusion Recent publications have increased our knowledge of how pectin
composition and the degree of homogalacturonan methylesterification impact the …

According to the 'acid growth theory', cell wall acidification controls cell elongation, therefore
plant growth. This notably involves changes in cell wall mechanics through modifications of …

Methanol has been historically considered an exogenous product that leads only to
pathological changes in the human body when consumed. However, in normal, healthy …

Pectin methylesterase (PME) catalyses the demethoxylation of pectin, a major plant cell wall
polysaccharide. Through modification of the number and distribution of methyl-esters on the …

Pectin, one of the main components of plant cell wall, is secreted in a highly methylesterified
form and is demethylesterified in muro by pectin methylesterase (PME). The action of PME is …

Plant organs are produced from meristems in a characteristic pattern. This pattern, referred
to as phyllotaxis, is thought to be generated by local gradients of an information molecule …

Until recently, plant-emitted methanol was considered a biochemical by-product, but studies
in the last decade have revealed its role as a signal molecule in plant-plant and plant-animal …