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 …

Invertases (INVs) and pectin methylesterases (PMEs) are essential enzymes coordinating
carbohydrate metabolism, stress responses, and sugar signaling. INVs catalyzes the …

Plant cell walls are complex and dynamic structures that play important roles in growth and
development, as well as in response to stresses. Pectin is a major polysaccharide of cell …

Main conclusion Recent publications have increased our knowledge of how pectin
composition and the degree of homogalacturonan methylesterification impact the …

Infection by necrotrophs is a complex process that starts with the breakdown of the cell wall
(CW) matrix initiated by CW-degrading enzymes and results in an extensive tissue …

Wound healing is a fundamental property of plants and animals that requires recognition of
cellular damage to initiate regeneration. In plants, wounding activates a defense response …

Plants, like yeast, have the ability to monitor alterations in the cell wall architecture that occur
during normal growth or in changing environments and to trigger compensatory changes in …

Until recently, plant-emitted methanol was considered a biochemical by-product, but studies
in the last decade have revealed its role as a signal molecule in plant-plant and plant-animal …

Fast directional growth is a necessity for the young seedling; after germination, it needs to
quickly penetrate the soil to begin its autotrophic life. In most dicot plants, this rapid escape …

Owing to its detrimental effect on plant growth, salinity is an increasing worldwide problem
for agriculture. To understand the molecular mechanisms activated in response to salt in …