Cell wall evolution and diversity
Plant cell walls display a considerable degree of diversity in their compositions and molecular architectures. In some cases the functional significance of a particular cell wall type appears to be easy to discern: secondary cells walls are often heavy reinforced with lignin that provides the requi...
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| author | Jonatan Ulrik Fangel Peter eUlvskov J. Paul eKnox Maria Dalgaard Mikkelsen Jesper eHarholt Zoë A. Popper William George Tycho Willats |
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| description | Plant cell walls display a considerable degree of diversity in their compositions and molecular architectures. In some cases the functional significance of a particular cell wall type appears to be easy to discern: secondary cells walls are often heavy reinforced with lignin that provides the required durability; the thin cell walls of pollen tubes have particular compositions that enable their tip growth; lupin seed cell walls are characteristically thickened with galactan used as a storage polysaccharide. However, more frequently the evolutionary mechanisms and selection pressures that underpin cell wall diversity and evolution are unclear. The rapidly increasing availability of transcriptome and genome data sets, development of high-throughput methods for cell wall analyses, and expansion of molecular probe sets, are providing new insights into the diversity and occurrence of cell wall polysaccharides and associated biosynthetic genes. Such research is important for refining our understanding of some of the fundamental processes that enabled plants to colonise land and subsequently radiate so comprehensively. The study of cell wall structural diversity is also an important aspect of the industrial utilization of global polysaccharide bio-resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e6f5904ab984bbf8ff25340ed5dce9c2022-12-21T18:28:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2012-07-01310.3389/fpls.2012.0015225960Cell wall evolution and diversityJonatan Ulrik Fangel0Peter eUlvskov1J. Paul eKnox2Maria Dalgaard Mikkelsen3Jesper eHarholt4Zoë A. Popper5William George Tycho Willats6University of CopenhagenUniversity of CopenhagenUniversity of LeedsUniversity of CopenhagenUniversity of CopenhagenNational University of IrelandUniversity of CopenhagenPlant cell walls display a considerable degree of diversity in their compositions and molecular architectures. In some cases the functional significance of a particular cell wall type appears to be easy to discern: secondary cells walls are often heavy reinforced with lignin that provides the required durability; the thin cell walls of pollen tubes have particular compositions that enable their tip growth; lupin seed cell walls are characteristically thickened with galactan used as a storage polysaccharide. However, more frequently the evolutionary mechanisms and selection pressures that underpin cell wall diversity and evolution are unclear. The rapidly increasing availability of transcriptome and genome data sets, development of high-throughput methods for cell wall analyses, and expansion of molecular probe sets, are providing new insights into the diversity and occurrence of cell wall polysaccharides and associated biosynthetic genes. Such research is important for refining our understanding of some of the fundamental processes that enabled plants to colonise land and subsequently radiate so comprehensively. The study of cell wall structural diversity is also an important aspect of the industrial utilization of global polysaccharide bio-resources.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2012.00152/fullBiomechanicsevolutionplant cell wallmonoclonal antibodiesdiversitycarbohydrate microarrays |
| spellingShingle | Jonatan Ulrik Fangel Peter eUlvskov J. Paul eKnox Maria Dalgaard Mikkelsen Jesper eHarholt Zoë A. Popper William George Tycho Willats Cell wall evolution and diversity Frontiers in Plant Science Biomechanics evolution plant cell wall monoclonal antibodies diversity carbohydrate microarrays |
| title | Cell wall evolution and diversity |
| title_full | Cell wall evolution and diversity |
| title_fullStr | Cell wall evolution and diversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cell wall evolution and diversity |
| title_short | Cell wall evolution and diversity |
| title_sort | cell wall evolution and diversity |
| topic | Biomechanics evolution plant cell wall monoclonal antibodies diversity carbohydrate microarrays |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2012.00152/full |
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