Annexins are small proteins capable of membrane attachment or insertion. Animal annexins
can form Ca 2+-permeable conductances in planar lipid bilayers or vesicles. Some have …

Genetic improvement in fiber quality is one of the main challenges for cotton breeders. Fiber
quality traits are controlled by multiple genes and are classified as complex quantitative …

The single-celled cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) fiber provides an excellent model to
investigate how human selection affects phenotypic evolution. To gain insight into the …

The quality of cotton fiber is determined by its final length and strength, which is a function of
primary and secondary cell wall deposition. Using a comparative proteomics approach, we …

Upland cotton, the mainly cultivated cotton species in the world, provides over 90% of
natural raw materials (fibers) for the textile industry. The development of cotton fibers that are …

In natural conditions, culms of developing Moso bamboo, Phyllostachys heterocycla var.
pubescens, reach their final height of more than ten meters within a short period of two to …

Background The morphogenesis of single-celled cotton fiber includes extreme elongation
and staged cell wall differentiation. Designing strategies for improving cotton fiber for textiles …

Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) is a member of heme-containing peroxidases which catalyze
the H 2 O 2-dependent oxidation of a wide range of substrates in plants and animals. As is …

High-quality cotton fibre equates to a more comfortable textile. Fibre length is an important
index of fibre quality. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) acts as a signalling molecule in the …

Pima cotton (G ossypium barbadense) is widely cultivated because of its long, strong seed
trichomes ('fibers') used for premium textiles. These agronomically advanced fibers were …