TY - JOUR
T1 - Expansive growth of plant cell walls
AU - Cosgrove, Daniel J.
N1 - Funding Information:
I gratefully acknowledge research support from the US National Science Foundation and Department of Energy.
PY - 2000/1
Y1 - 2000/1
N2 - The enlargement of plant cell walls is a key determinant of plant morphogenesis. Current models of the cell wall are reviewed with respect to their ability to account for the mechanism of cell wall enlargement. The concept of primary and secondary wall loosening agents is presented, and the possible roles of expansins, xyloglucan endotransglycosylase, endo-1,4-β-D-glucanase, and wall synthesis in the process of cell wall enlargement are reviewed and critically evaluated. Experimental results indicate that cell wall enlargement may be regulated at many levels. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
AB - The enlargement of plant cell walls is a key determinant of plant morphogenesis. Current models of the cell wall are reviewed with respect to their ability to account for the mechanism of cell wall enlargement. The concept of primary and secondary wall loosening agents is presented, and the possible roles of expansins, xyloglucan endotransglycosylase, endo-1,4-β-D-glucanase, and wall synthesis in the process of cell wall enlargement are reviewed and critically evaluated. Experimental results indicate that cell wall enlargement may be regulated at many levels. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0981-9428(00)00164-9
DO - 10.1016/S0981-9428(00)00164-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11543185
AN - SCOPUS:0034082690
SN - 0981-9428
VL - 38
SP - 109
EP - 124
JO - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
JF - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
IS - 1-2
ER -