This article recounts, from my perspective of four decades in this field, evolving paradigms of
primary cell wall structure and the mechanism of surface enlargement of growing cell walls …

Plant architecture fundamentally differs from that of other multicellular organisms in that
individual cells serve as osmotic bricks, defined by the equilibrium between the internal …

Homogalacturonan (HG) is the most abundant pectin subtype in plant cell walls. Although it
is a linear homopolymer, its modification states allow for complex molecular encoding. HG …

Invertases (INVs) and pectin methylesterases (PMEs) are essential enzymes coordinating
carbohydrate metabolism, stress responses, and sugar signaling. INVs catalyzes the …

To survive, plants constantly adapt their body shape to their environment. This often involves
remarkably rapid bending of their organs such as stems, leaves and roots. Since plant cells …

Pectin is an abundant cell wall polysaccharide with essential roles in various biological
processes. The structural diversity of pectins, along with the numerous combinations of the …

Mythology is replete with good and evil shapeshifters, who, by definition, display great
adaptability and assume many different forms—with several even turning themselves into …

Wound healing is a fundamental property of plants and animals that requires recognition of
cellular damage to initiate regeneration. In plants, wounding activates a defense response …

A rapidly increasing body of literature suggests that many biological processes are driven by
phase separation within polymer mixtures. Liquid-liquid phase separation can lead to the …

The Arabidopsis root offers good opportunities to investigate how regulated cellular growth
shapes different tissues and organs, a key question in developmental biology. Along the …