Emerging roles of β-glucanases in plant development and adaptative responses

T Perrot, M Pauly, V Ramírez - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant β-glucanases are enzymes involved in the synthesis, remodelling and turnover of cell
wall components during multiple physiological processes. Based on the type of the …

Pectin methylesterases: cell wall remodeling proteins are required for plant response to heat stress

HC Wu, VP Bulgakov, TL Jinn - Frontiers in plant science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Heat stress (HS) is expected to be of increasing worldwide concern in the near future,
especially with regard to crop yield and quality as a consequence of rising or varying …

Coordination between root cell wall thickening and pectin modification is involved in cadmium accumulation in Sedum alfredii

X Guo, J Luo, Y Du, J Li, Y Liu, Y Liang, T Li - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Root cell wall (RCW) modification is a widespread important defense strategy of plant to
cope with trace metals. However, mechanisms underlying its remolding in cadmium (Cd) …

Root angle is controlled by EGT1 in cereal crops employing an antigravitropic mechanism

R Fusi, S Rosignoli, H Lou… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Root angle in crops represents a key trait for efficient capture of soil resources. Root angle is
determined by competing gravitropic versus antigravitropic offset (AGO) mechanisms. Here …

Cell wall traits that influence plant development, immunity, and bioconversion

G De Lorenzo, S Ferrari, M Giovannoni… - The Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The architecture of the plant cell wall is highly dynamic, being substantially re‐modeled
during growth and development. Cell walls determine the size and shape of cells and …

Arabinogalactan proteins in plant roots–an update on possible functions

D Hromadová, A Soukup, E Tylová - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Responsiveness to environmental conditions and developmental plasticity of root systems
are crucial determinants of plant fitness. These processes are interconnected at a cellular …

An Arabidopsis berberine bridge enzyme‐like protein specifically oxidizes cellulose oligomers and plays a role in immunity

F Locci, M Benedetti, D Pontiggia, M Citterico… - The Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The plant cell wall is the barrier that pathogens must overcome to cause a disease, and to
this end they secrete enzymes that degrade the various cell wall components. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] WIND transcription factors orchestrate wound‐induced callus formation, vascular reconnection and defense response in Arabidopsis

A Iwase, Y Kondo, A Laohavisit, A Takebayashi… - The New …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
WIND transcription factors orchestrate wound‐induced callus formation, vascular reconnection
and defense response in Arabidopsis - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo …

Ovule cell wall composition is a maternal determinant of grain size in barley

X Yang, LG Wilkinson, MK Aubert, K Houston… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In cereal species, grain size is influenced by growth of the ovule integuments (seed coat),
the spikelet hull (lemma and palea) and the filial endosperm. Whether a highly conserved …

Plant xyloglucan xyloglucosyl transferases and the cell wall structure: subtle but significant

B Stratilová, S Kozmon, E Stratilová, M Hrmova - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plant xyloglucan xyloglucosyl transferases or xyloglucan endo-transglycosylases (XET; EC
2.4. 1.207) catalogued in the glycoside hydrolase family 16 constitute cell wall-modifying …