Pectin methylesterase and its proteinaceous inhibitor: a review

RP Jolie, T Duvetter, AM Van Loey… - Carbohydrate Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Pectin methylesterase (PME) catalyses the demethoxylation of pectin, a major plant cell wall
polysaccharide. Through modification of the number and distribution of methyl-esters on the …

Plant protein inhibitors of cell wall degrading enzymes

N Juge - Trends in plant science, 2006 - cell.com
Plant cell walls, which consist mainly of polysaccharides (ie cellulose, hemicelluloses and
pectins), play an important role in defending plants against pathogens. Most …

Pepper pectin methylesterase inhibitor protein CaPMEI1 is required for antifungal activity, basal disease resistance and abiotic stress tolerance

SH An, KH Sohn, HW Choi, IS Hwang, SC Lee… - Planta, 2008 - Springer
Pectin is one of the main components of the plant cell wall that functions as the primary
barrier against pathogens. Among the extracellular pectinolytic enzymes, pectin …

Structural basis for the interaction between pectin methylesterase and a specific inhibitor protein

A Di Matteo, A Giovane, A Raiola, L Camardella… - The Plant …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Pectin, one of the main components of the plant cell wall, is secreted in a highly methyl-
esterified form and subsequently deesterified in muro by pectin methylesterases (PMEs). In …

Pectin methylesterase inhibitor

A Giovane, L Servillo, C Balestrieri, A Raiola… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2004 - Elsevier
Pectin methylesterase (PME) is the first enzyme acting on pectin, a major component of plant
cell wall. PME action produces pectin with different structural and functional properties …

BoPMEI1, a pollen-specific pectin methylesterase inhibitor, has an essential role in pollen tube growth

GY Zhang, J Feng, J Wu, XW Wang - Planta, 2010 - Springer
Pectin methylesterase (PME) is known to have important roles in pollen development and
pollen tube growth. As pivotal regulatory factors in PME activity modulation, PME inhibitors …

Induction of vacuolar invertase inhibitor mRNA in potato tubers contributes to cold-induced sweetening resistance and includes spliced hybrid mRNA variants

DA Brummell, RKY Chen, JC Harris… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Cold storage of tubers of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) compromises tuber quality in many
cultivars by the accumulation of hexose sugars in a process called cold-induced …

Two Arabidopsis thaliana genes encode functional pectin methylesterase inhibitors1

A Raiola, L Camardella, A Giovane, B Mattei… - FEBS …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We have identified, expressed and characterized two genes from Arabidopsis thaliana
(AtPMEI‐1 and AtPMEI‐2) encoding functional inhibitors of pectin methylesterases. AtPMEI …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of pollen-expressed pectin methylesterase inhibitors in Arabidopsis

S Wolf, S Grsic-Rausch, T Rausch, S Greiner - FEBS letters, 2003 - Elsevier
Pectin methylesterases (PMEs) play an essential role during plant development by affecting
the mechanical properties of the plant cell wall. Previous work indicated that plant PMEs …

A functional pectin methylesterase inhibitor protein (SolyPMEI) is expressed during tomato fruit ripening and interacts with PME-1

IB Reca, V Lionetti, L Camardella, R D'Avino… - Plant molecular …, 2012 - Springer
A pectin methylesterase inhibitor (SolyPMEI) from tomato has been identified and
characterised by a functional genomics approach. SolyPMEI is a cell wall protein sharing …