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 …

One major component of plant cell walls is a diverse group of polysaccharides, the
hemicelluloses. Hemicelluloses constitute roughly one-third of the wall biomass and …

How the diverse polysaccharides present in plant cell walls are assembled and interlinked
into functional composites is not known in detail. Here, using two novel monoclonal …

The plant cell-wall matrix is equipped with more than 20 glycosylhydrolase activities,
including both glycosidases and glycanases (exo-and endo-hydrolases, respectively), which …

Communication between the extracellular matrix and the cell interior is essential for all
organisms as intrinsic and extrinsic cues have to be integrated to co-ordinate development …

Hemicellulosic polysaccharides built of β‐1, 4‐linked mannose units have been found
throughout the plant kingdom and have numerous industrial applications. Here, I review …

The history, analysis, recovery, and utilization of O-acetylgalactoglucomannans (AcGGM for
short), which is the main hemicellulose present in softwoods, is reviewed. The water-soluble …

The extensive knowledge of the chemistry of isolated cell wall polymers, and that relating to
the identification and partial annotation of gene families involved in their synthesis and …

Mannans are hemicellulosic polysaccharides that have previously been implicated as
structural constituents of cell walls and as storage reserves but which may serve other …

Mannan polysaccharides are widespread among plants, where they serve as structural
elements in cell walls, as carbohydrate reserves, and potentially perform other important …