Advances in determination of polymer structure and in preservation of structure for electron
microscopy provide the best view to date of how polysaccharides and structural proteins are …

The growing plant cell wall is a biphasic structure, consisting of a rigid skeleton of cellulose
microfibrils held together (and apart) by a gel-like matrix (48, 54, 57, 60). The matrix makes …

Silaffins are uniquely modified peptides that have been implicated in the biogenesis of
diatom biosilica. A method that avoids the harsh anhydrous hydrogen fluoride treatment …

Peroxidase has been thought to be the only enzyme that oxidizes monolignol precursors to
initiate lignin formation in plants. A laccase was purified from cell walls of differentiating …

The occurrence, isolation, chemistry and physico-chemistry of plant arabino-3, 6-galactans
and arabino-3, 6-galactan-proteins is reviewed. The structural relationships between …

Nearly 2 centuries of progress have established the major components of the plant cell wall,
a composite that includes interpenetrating networks of cellulose (Payen, 1838; Schulze …

Tau (tau) is a major constituent of paired helical filaments (PHF) found in Alzheimer's
disease. The current study examines the possibility that the distinct properties of PHF …

We describe cDNA clones for a cell surface proteoglycan that bears both heparan sulfate
and chondroitin sulfate and that links the cytoskeleton to the interstitial matrix. The cDNA …

The biological formation of inorganic materials with complex form (biominerals) is a
widespread phenomenon in nature, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying biomineral …

Adeno-associated viruses (AAV) are ubiquitous in the human population (> 90% of adults
are seropositive) but have never been implicated as the cause of any disease. They were …