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Molecular biology of the plant cell wall: searching for the genes that define structure, architecture and dynamics

Molecular biology of the plant cell wall: searching for the genes that define structure,... Plant Molecular Biology 47: 1–5, 2001. © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Overview Molecular biology of the plant cell wall: searching for the genes that define structure, architecture and dynamics 1,∗ 2 3 Nick Carpita ,Mary Tierney and Malcolm Campbell 1 ∗ Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1155, USA ( author for correspondence; e-mail carpita@btny.purdue.edu); Department of Botany, University of Vermont, Marsh Life Building, Burlington, VT 05405, USA; Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK Introduction verse genetic and molecular biological approaches, based on discovery of homologous genes from bac- The plant cell wall is a highly organized compos- teria, fungal, and animal systems, have augmented the ite that may contain many different polysaccharides, collection of recognized wall-relevant genes consid- proteins, and aromatic substances. These complex ma- erably, but the functions of many of these genes still trices define the features of individual cells within the remain elusive. plant body. Ultimately, the plant wall functions as the The major steps in wall biogenesis and modifica- determinant of plant morphology. The importance of tion can be divided into six specific stages: (1) the the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Plant Molecular Biology Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2001 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Life Sciences; Biochemistry, general; Plant Sciences; Plant Pathology
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0167-4412
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1573-5028
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10.1023/A:1010603527077
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Plant Molecular Biology 47: 1–5, 2001. © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Overview Molecular biology of the plant cell wall: searching for the genes that define structure, architecture and dynamics 1,∗ 2 3 Nick Carpita ,Mary Tierney and Malcolm Campbell 1 ∗ Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1155, USA ( author for correspondence; e-mail carpita@btny.purdue.edu); Department of Botany, University of Vermont, Marsh Life Building, Burlington, VT 05405, USA; Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK Introduction verse genetic and molecular biological approaches, based on discovery of homologous genes from bac- The plant cell wall is a highly organized compos- teria, fungal, and animal systems, have augmented the ite that may contain many different polysaccharides, collection of recognized wall-relevant genes consid- proteins, and aromatic substances. These complex ma- erably, but the functions of many of these genes still trices define the features of individual cells within the remain elusive. plant body. Ultimately, the plant wall functions as the The major steps in wall biogenesis and modifica- determinant of plant morphology. The importance of tion can be divided into six specific stages: (1) the the

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