Cellulose microfibrils play essential roles in the organization of plant cell walls, thereby
allowing a growth habit based on turgor. The fibrils are made by 30 nm diameter plasma …

Modern techniques of gene cloning have identified the CesA genes as encoding the
probable catalytic subunits of the plant CelS, the cellulose synthase enzyme complex …

Understanding the molecular architecture of the plant cell wall is critical to reducing the
biomass recalcitrance problem, which currently impedes economic bioconversion …

Several brittle culm mutations of rice (Oryza sativa) causing fragility of plant tissues have
been identified genetically but not characterized at a molecular level. We show here that the …

The cell wall determines the shape of plant cells and is also the primary interface for
pathogen interactions. The structure of the cell wall can be modified in response to …

Glucuronoarabinoxylan, xyloglucan, and galactomannan are noncellulosic polysaccharides
found in plant cell walls. All consist of β-linked glycan backbones substituted with sugar side …

Sequence data from cDNA and genomic clones, coupled with analyses of expressed
sequence tag databases, indicate that the CesA (cellulose synthase) gene family from …

Wood from forest trees modified for more cellulose or hemicelluloses could be a major
feedstock for fuel ethanol. Xylan and glucomannan are the two major hemicelluloses in …

Stalk lodging in maize results in significant yield losses. We have determined that cellulose
per unit length of the stalk is the primary determinant of internodal strength. An increase in …

ABSTRACT The mixed‐linkage (1→ 3),(1→ 4)‐β‐d‐glucans are unique to the Poales, the
taxonomic order that includes the cereal grasses.(1→ 3),(1→ 4)‐β‐Glucans are the principal …