In bacteria, fungi and plants, pectin methylesterases are ubiquitous enzymes that modify the
degree of methylesterification of pectins, which are major components of plant 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 …

Plant cell walls are a critical site where plants and pathogens continuously struggle for
physiological dominance. Here we show that dynamic remodeling of pectin …

Sucrose is the main form of assimilated carbon which is produced during photosynthesis
and then transported from source to sink tissues via the phloem. This disaccharide is known …

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 …

Pectin methylesterase (PME) catalyses the demethoxylation of pectin, a major plant cell wall
polysaccharide. Through modification of the number and distribution of methyl-esters on the …

The cell wall is a complex structure mainly composed by a cellulose–hemicellulose network
embedded in a cohesive pectin matrix. Pectin is synthesized in a highly methyl esterified …

Invertase plays multiple pivotal roles in plant development. Thus, its activity must be tightly
regulated in vivo. Emerging evidence suggests that a group of small proteins that inhibit …