Brittle Culm1, a COBRA-like protein, functions in cellulose assembly through binding cellulose microfibrils.

Cellulose represents the most abundant biopolymer in nature and has great economic importance. Cellulose chains pack laterally into crystalline forms, stacking into a complicated crystallographic structure. However, the mechanism of cellulose crystallization is poorly understood. Here, via functiona...

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Main Authors: Lifeng Liu, Keke Shang-Guan, Baocai Zhang, Xiangling Liu, Meixian Yan, Lanjun Zhang, Yanyun Shi, Mu Zhang, Qian Qian, Jiayang Li, Yihua Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3749933?pdf=render