Mythology is replete with good and evil shapeshifters, who, by definition, display great
adaptability and assume many different forms—with several even turning themselves into …

Modern techniques of gene cloning have identified the CesA genes as encoding the
probable catalytic subunits of the plant CelS, the cellulose synthase enzyme complex …

Plant cell walls are complex, dynamic cellular structures essential for plant growth,
development, physiology and adaptation. Plant Cell Walls provides an in depth and diverse …

Arabidopsis was transformed with double-stranded RNA interference (dsRNAi) constructs
designed to silence three putative callose synthase genes: GLUCAN SYNTHASE–LIKE5 …

Cell walls are crucial for the integrity and function of all land plants and are of central
importance in human health, livestock production, and as a source of renewable bioenergy …

Cellulosic biomass includes agricultural (eg, corn stover and sugarcane bagasse) and
forestry (eg, sawdust, thinnings, and mill wastes) residues, portions of municipal solid waste …

Background The cellulose synthase and cellulose synthase-like gene superfamily
(CESA/CSL) is proposed to encode enzymes for cellulose and non-cellulosic matrix …

Abstract Synthesis of callose (β-1, 3-glucan) in plants has been a topic of much debate over
the past several decades. Callose synthase could not be purified to homogeneity and most …

This article discusses the importance and implications of regulating carbon partitioning to
cellulose synthesis, the characteristics of cells that serve as major sinks for cellulose …

Pollen tubes are a good model for the study of cell growth and morphogenesis because of
their extreme elongation without cell division. Yet, knowledge about the genetic basis of …