Plant biomass has become an important source of bio-renewable energy in modern society.
The molecular structure of plant cell walls is difficult to characterize by most atomic …

The expected increase of sustainable energy demand has shifted the attention towards
bioenergy crops. Due to their know tolerance against abiotic stress and relatively low …

Biological molecular processes are often studied in model systems, which simplifies their
inherent complexity but may cause investigators to lose sight of the effects of the molecular …

Multi-stimuli responsive materials based on cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), especially using
non-conventional stimuli including light, still need more explorations, to fulfill the …

Expansin is a protein that plays an important role in plant physiology by loosening and
remodeling plant cell walls. The action of expansin to plant cell walls is supposed to be mild …

The wall-loosening actions of β-expansins are known primarily from studies of EXPB1
extracted from maize (Zea mays) pollen. EXPB1 selectively loosens cell walls (CW s) of …

Highlights•This review describes recent studies of membrane protein function by solid-state
NMR.•Emphasis is on the biological systems studied and experimental techniques …

Different components of the symbiotic interface play an important role in providing positional
information during rhizobial infection and nodule development: successive changes in cell …

The mesoscale packing and crystal structure of cellulose microfibrils as well as temporal
changes in cell wall composition and hydration during the development of cotton fibers from …

Cell wall modification is one of the main factors that produce the tissue softening during
ripening of many fruit including strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa). Expansins have been …