Plant cells build nanofibrillar walls that are central to plant growth, morphogenesis and
mechanics. Starting from simple sugars, three groups of polysaccharides, namely, cellulose …

Roots play important roles in determining crop development under drought. Under such
conditions, the molecular mechanisms underlying key responses and interactions with the …

Root architecture is a major determinant of plant fitness and is under constant modification in
response to favorable and unfavorable environmental stimuli. Beyond impacts on the …

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 …

Lateral roots (LRs) are crucial for increasing the surface area of root systems to explore
heterogeneous soil environments. Major advances have recently been made in the model …

Expansins loosen plant cell walls and are involved in cell enlargement and various abiotic
stresses. In previous studies, we cloned the expansin gene TaEXPA2 from the wheat cultivar …

Expansins facilitate cell expansion by mediating pH-dependent cell wall (CW) loosening.
However, the role of expansins in controlling CW biomechanical properties in specific …

Plant fitness is largely dependent on the root, the underground organ, which, besides its
anchoring function, supplies the plant body with water and all nutrients necessary for growth …

Plant organogenesis requires matching the available metabolic resources to developmental
programs. In Arabidopsis, the root system is determined by primary root‐derived lateral roots …

How plant cells re-establish differential growth to initiate organs is poorly understood.
Morphogenesis of lateral roots relies on the asymmetric cell division of initially symmetric …