Plant architecture fundamentally differs from that of other multicellular organisms in that
individual cells serve as osmotic bricks, defined by the equilibrium between the internal …

Homogalacturonan (HG) is the most abundant pectin subtype in plant cell walls. Although it
is a linear homopolymer, its modification states allow for complex molecular encoding. HG …

Plants have evolved a repertoire of monitoring systems to sense plant morphogenesis and
to face environmental changes and threats caused by different attackers. These systems …

Covering: 2013 to June 2018 Heterologous expression of natural product biosynthetic
pathways is of increasing interest in microbial biotechnology, drug discovery and …

Natural products (NPs) have a long history as sources of compounds for crop protection.
Perhaps a more important role for NPs has been as models and inspiration for the discovery …

Cell walls define the shape of plant cells, controlling the extent and orientation of cell
elongation, and hence organ growth. The main load-bearing component of plant cell walls is …

Herbicides with new modes of action (MOA s) are badly needed due to the rapidly evolving
resistance to commercial herbicides, but a new MOA has not been introduced in over 20 …

Streptomycetes, soil-dwelling mycelial bacteria that form sporulating aerial branches, have
an exceptionally large number of predicted secreted proteins, including many exported via …

Plants actively perceive and respond to perturbations in their cell walls which arise during
growth, biotic and abiotic stresses. However, few components involved in plant cell wall …

Plant cell walls are complex structures composed of high-molecular-weight polysaccharides,
proteins, and lignins. Among the wall polysaccharides, cellulose, a hydrogen-bonded β-1, 4 …