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 …

Seeds are central to crop production, human nutrition, and food security. A key component of
the performance of crop seeds is the complex trait of seed vigour. Crop yield and resource …

Plants use photoreceptor proteins to detect the proximity of other plants and to activate
adaptive responses. Of these photoreceptors, phytochrome B (phyB), which is sensitive to …

Plant cells are surrounded by cell walls, which are dynamic structures displaying a strictly
regulated balance between rigidity and flexibility. Walls are fairly rigid to provide support and …

The plant cell wall has a diversity of functions. It provides a structural framework to support
plant growth and acts as the first line of defense when the plant encounters pathogens. The …

Plants exposed to abiotic stress respond to unfavorable conditions on multiple levels. One
challenge under drought stress is to reduce shoot growth while maintaining root growth, a …

The discovery of xyloglucan and its ability to bind tightly to cellulose has dominated our
thinking about primary cell wall structure and its connection to the mechanism of cell …

Plant β-glucanases are enzymes involved in the synthesis, remodelling and turnover of cell
wall components during multiple physiological processes. Based on the type of the …

Plant cells encase themselves within a complex polysaccharide wall, which constitutes the
raw material that is used to manufacture textiles, paper, lumber, films, thickeners and other …

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 …