Secondary cell wall biosynthesis

R Zhong, D Cui, ZH Ye - New Phytologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1703 I. Introduction 1703 II. Cellulose biosynthesis 1705 III. Xylan
biosynthesis 1709 IV. Glucomannan biosynthesis 1713 V. Lignin biosynthesis 1714 VI …

The cell biology of secondary cell wall biosynthesis

MJ Meents, Y Watanabe, AL Samuels - Annals of Botany, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Secondary cell walls (SCWs) form the architecture of terrestrial plant
biomass. They reinforce tracheary elements and strengthen fibres to permit upright growth …

Secondary cell walls: biosynthesis, patterned deposition and transcriptional regulation

R Zhong, ZH Ye - Plant and cell physiology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Secondary walls are mainly composed of cellulose, hemicelluloses (xylan and
glucomannan) and lignin, and are deposited in some specialized cells, such as tracheary …

Transcription switches for protoxylem and metaxylem vessel formation

M Kubo, M Udagawa, N Nishikubo… - Genes & …, 2005 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Land plants evolved xylem vessels to conduct water and nutrients, and to support the plant.
Microarray analysis with a newly established Arabidopsis in vitro xylem vessel element …

Cellulose synthesis in higher plants

C Somerville - Annu. Rev. Cell Dev. Biol., 2006 - annualreviews.org
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 …

NAC Transcription Factors, NST1 and NST3, Are Key Regulators of the Formation of Secondary Walls in Woody Tissues of Arabidopsis

N Mitsuda, A Iwase, H Yamamoto, M Yoshida… - The Plant …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Wood is formed by the successive addition of secondary xylem, which consists of cells with a
conspicuously thickened secondary wall composed mainly of lignin and cellulose. Several …

Plant cell wall integrity maintenance in model plants and crop species-relevant cell wall components and underlying guiding principles

N Gigli-Bisceglia, T Engelsdorf, T Hamann - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2020 - Springer
The walls surrounding the cells of all land-based plants provide mechanical support
essential for growth and development as well as protection from adverse environmental …

Interactions among three distinct CesA proteins essential for cellulose synthesis

NG Taylor, RM Howells, AK Huttly… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
In a screen to identify novel cellulose deficient mutants, three lines were shown to be allelic
and define a novel complementation group, irregular xylem5 (irx5). IRX5 was cloned and …

The NAC Transcription Factors NST1 and NST2 of Arabidopsis Regulate Secondary Wall Thickenings and Are Required for Anther Dehiscence

N Mitsuda, M Seki, K Shinozaki… - The Plant Cell, 2005 - academic.oup.com
In plants, secondary wall thickenings play important roles in various biological processes,
although the factors regulating these processes remain to be characterized. We show that …

MYB61 is regulated by GRF4 and promotes nitrogen utilization and biomass production in rice

Y Gao, Z Xu, L Zhang, S Li, S Wang, H Yang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Nitrogen (N) is a macronutrient that boosts carbon (C) metabolism and plant growth leading
to biomass accumulation. The molecular connection between nitrogen utilization efficiency …