Pectin as a rheology modifier: Origin, structure, commercial production and rheology

SY Chan, WS Choo, DJ Young, XJ Loh - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Pectins are a diverse family of biopolymers with an anionic polysaccharide backbone of α-1,
4-linked d-galacturonic acids in common. They have been widely used as emulsifiers …

The mechanism and key molecules involved in pollen tube guidance

T Higashiyama, H Takeuchi - Annual review of plant biology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
During sexual reproduction of flowering plants, pollen tube guidance by pistil tissue is critical
for the delivery of nonmotile sperm cells to female gametes. Multistep controls of pollen tube …

Chemical signaling for pollen tube guidance at a glance

Y Mizuta, T Higashiyama - Journal of Cell Science, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Pollen tube guidance is a unique navigating system that is required for the successful sexual
reproduction of plants. As plant sperm cells are non-motile and egg cells are embedded …

A practical guide to in situ and ex situ characterisation of arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) in fruits

N Kutyrieva-Nowak, A Leszczuk, A Zdunek - Plant Methods, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) are plant cell components found in
the extracellular matrix that play crucial roles in fruit growth and development. AGPs …

Arabinogalactan proteins as interactors along the crosstalk between the pollen tube and the female tissues

AM Pereira, AL Lopes, S Coimbra - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) have long been considered to be implicated in several
steps of the reproductive process of flowering plants. Pollen tube growth along the pistil …

A small multigene hydroxyproline-O-galactosyltransferase family functions in arabinogalactan-protein glycosylation, growth and development in Arabidopsis

D Basu, L Tian, W Wang, S Bobbs, H Herock… - BMC plant biology, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs) are ubiquitous components of cell
walls throughout the plant kingdom and are extensively post translationally modified by …

Arabinogalactan proteins: rising attention from plant biologists

AM Pereira, LG Pereira, S Coimbra - Plant Reproduction, 2015 - Springer
Key message AGP update: plant reproduction. Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) are a large
family of hydroxyproline-rich proteins, heavily glycosylated, ubiquitous in land plants …

Role of proline and GABA in sexual reproduction of angiosperms

M Biancucci, R Mattioli, G Forlani, D Funck… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Two glutamate derivatives, proline and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), appear to play pivotal
roles in different aspects of sexual reproduction in angiosperms, although their precise …

Effect of Enzyme-Aided Cell Wall Disintegration on Protein Extractability from Intact and Dehulled Rapeseed (Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L.) Press Cakes

K Rommi, TK Hakala, U Holopainen… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Cell-wall-and pectin-degrading enzyme preparations were used to enhance extractability of
proteins from rapeseed press cake. Rapeseed press cakes from cold pressing of intact …

The diversity of the pollen tube pathway in plants: toward an increasing control by the sporophyte

J Lora, JI Hormaza, M Herrero - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Plants, unlike animals, alternate multicellular diploid, and haploid generations in their life
cycle. While this is widespread all along the plant kingdom, the size and autonomy of the …