Highlights•SWEET transporters were shown to facilitate diffusion of sugars into the
apoplast.•Gene expression analysis illuminated stepwise development of transfer cells.•The …

Bioelectronic devices that convert biochemical signals to electronic readout enable
biosensing with high spatiotemporal resolution. These technologies have been primarily …

Despite the ecological and industrial importance of biomass accumulation in wood, the
control of carbon (C) allocation to this tissue and to other tree tissues remain poorly …

Wood biosynthesis defines the chemical and structural properties of wood. The metabolic
pathways that produce the precursors of wood cell wall polymers have a central role in …

Abstract High-latitude soils store~ 40% of the global soil carbon and experience winters of
up to 6 months or more. The winter soil CO2 efflux importantly contributes to the annual CO2 …

Background Sugarcane is a tropical crop that can accumulate high concentration of sucrose
in the stem as a storage carbohydrate. For that reason, sugarcane accounts for …

Wood is recognized as the primary storage tissue in trees. During the process of wood
formation, the xylem actively assimilates carbon from photosynthetic tissues to satisfy its …

Phloem transport is the process by which plants internally distribute assimilates. The loading
of assimilates near the photosynthetic source is responsible for generating enough osmotic …

The structural integrity of cell walls in wood is maintained by matrix polysaccharides through
chemical interactions among themselves and with both cellulose and lignin. During wood …

Plant cell walls exhibit architectural and compositional changes throughout their
development and in response to external cues. While tubulins are involved in cell wall …