TY - JOUR
T1 - Growth of the plant cell wall
AU - Cosgrove, Daniel J.
N1 - Funding Information:
I gratefully acknowledge the research contributions of numerous students and colleagues, particularly D. M. Durachko, M. Perich, L.-C. Li, S. McQueen-Mason, T. Shcherban, S. Yuang, and Y. Wu. Our research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy.
PY - 2005/11
Y1 - 2005/11
N2 - Plant cells encase themselves within a complex polysaccharide wall, which constitutes the raw material that is used to manufacture textiles, paper, lumber, films, thickeners and other products. The plant cell wall is also the primary source of cellulose, the most abundant and useful biopolymer on the Earth. The cell wall not only strengthens the plant body, but also has key roles in plant growth, cell differentiation, intercellular communication, water movement and defence. Recent discoveries have uncovered how plant cells synthesize wall polysaccharides, assemble them into a strong fibrous network and regulate wall expansion during cell growth.
AB - Plant cells encase themselves within a complex polysaccharide wall, which constitutes the raw material that is used to manufacture textiles, paper, lumber, films, thickeners and other products. The plant cell wall is also the primary source of cellulose, the most abundant and useful biopolymer on the Earth. The cell wall not only strengthens the plant body, but also has key roles in plant growth, cell differentiation, intercellular communication, water movement and defence. Recent discoveries have uncovered how plant cells synthesize wall polysaccharides, assemble them into a strong fibrous network and regulate wall expansion during cell growth.
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U2 - 10.1038/nrm1746
DO - 10.1038/nrm1746
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16261190
AN - SCOPUS:27644525170
SN - 1471-0072
VL - 6
SP - 850
EP - 861
JO - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
JF - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
IS - 11
ER -