Abstract Pectin methylesterases (PME, EC. 3.1. 1.11) are enzymes that demethylesterify
plant cell wall pectins in muro. In Arabidopsis thaliana, putative PME proteins are thought to …

Background Plants and in particular grasses benefit from a high uptake of silicon (Si) which
improves their growth and productivity by alleviating adverse effects of biotic and abiotic …

Mannans are hemicellulosic polysaccharides that are considered to have both structural and
storage functions in the plant cell wall. However, it is not yet known how mannans function in …

ABSTRACT Glycosyltransferases of the Cellulose Synthase Like D (CSLD) subfamily have
been reported to be involved in tip growth and stem development in Arabidopsis. The csld2 …

Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are one of the largest enzyme groups required for the synthesis
of complex wall polysaccharides and glycoproteins in plants. However, due to the limited …

One of the main differences between plant and animal cells are the walls surrounding plant
cells providing structural support during development and protection like an adaptive armor …

Background Plant cell walls form the interface between the cells and their environment. They
perform different functions, such as protecting cells from biotic and abiotic stress and …

The integrity of the cell wall is important for plant cells. Mechanical or chemical distortions,
tension, pH changes in the apoplast, disturbance of the ion homeostasis, leakage of cell …

Mechanical load is 10 3 larger for land-living than for water-living organisms. As a
consequence, antigravitational material in form of compound materials like lignified cell …

To clarify the mechanisms of cell wall construction, we used a proteomic approach to
investigate the proteins secreted into cell wall spaces during cell wall regeneration from the …