Cell wall mechanics and growth control in plants: the role of pectins revisited

How is the extensibility of growing plant cell walls regulated ? In the past, most studies have focused on the role of the cellulose/xyloglucan network and the enigmatic wall-loosening agents expansins. Here we review first how in the closest relatives of the land plants, the Charophycean algae, cel...

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Main Authors: Herman eHöfte, Alexis ePeaucelle, Siobhan eBraybrook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2012.00121/full