The molecular basis of plant cell wall extension

C P Darley; A M Forrester; S J McQueen-Mason

The molecular basis of plant cell wall extension

C P Darley, A M Forrester, S J McQueen-Mason

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Abstract

In all terrestrial and aquatic plant species the primary cell wall is a dynamic structure, adjusted to fulfil a diversity of functions. However a universal property is its considerable mechanical and tensile strength, whilst being flexible enough to accommodate turgor and allow for cell elongation. The wall is a composite material consisting of a framework of cellulose microfibrils embedded in a matrix of non-cellulosic polysaccharides, interlaced with structural proteins and pectic polymers. The assembly and modification of these polymers within the growing cell wall has, until recently, been poorly understood. Advances in cytological and genetic techniques have thrown light on these processes and have led to the discovery of a number of wall-modifying enzymes which, either directly or indirectly, play a role in the molecular basis of cell wall expansion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-195
Number of pages	17
Journal	Plant Molecular Biology
Volume	47
Issue number	1-2
Publication status	Published - 2001

Keywords

expansion
plant cell wall
rigidification
structural components
wall-modifying enzymes
DEEP-WATER RICE
XYLOGLUCAN ENDOTRANSGLYCOSYLASE ACTIVITY
EXPANSIN GENE
IN-VITRO
ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA
MAIZE COLEOPTILES
TOMATO FRUIT
ENDOXYLOGLUCAN TRANSFERASE
AGROBACTERIUM-TUMEFACIENS
ENDO-TRANSGLYCOSYLASE

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