This article recounts, from my perspective of four decades in this field, evolving paradigms of
primary cell wall structure and the mechanism of surface enlargement of growing cell walls …

In the effort toward sustainable advanced functional materials, nanocelluloses have
attracted extensive recent attention. Nanocelluloses range from rod‐like highly crystalline …

Plants have evolved complex nanofibril-based cell walls to meet diverse biological and
physical constraints. How strength and extensibility emerge from the nanoscale-to …

Plant cell walls constitute the majority of lignocellulosic biomass and serve as a renewable
resource of biomaterials and biofuel. Extensive interactions between polysaccharides and …

Homogalacturonan (HG) is the most abundant pectin subtype in plant cell walls. Although it
is a linear homopolymer, its modification states allow for complex molecular encoding. HG …

Extracellular matrixes (ECMs), such as the cell walls and biofilms, are important for
supporting cell integrity and function and regulating intercellular communication. These …

Plant architecture fundamentally differs from that of other multicellular organisms in that
individual cells serve as osmotic bricks, defined by the equilibrium between the internal …

Lignin is a complex aromatic biopolymer that strengthens and waterproofs plant secondary
cell walls, enabling mechanical stability in trees and long-distance water transport in xylem …

Fruit softening, which is a major determinant of shelf life and commercial value, is the
consequence of multiple cellular processes, including extensive remodeling of cell wall …

Replacing fossil-based resources with renewable alternatives is generally acknowledged as
a critical component to address several of today's environmental concerns. In this context …