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Characterization of Cellulose Synthesis in Plant Cells
Cellulose is the most significant structural component of plant cell wall. Cellulose, polysaccharide containing repeated unbranched β (1-4) D-glucose units, is synthesized at the plasma membrane by the cellulose synthase complex (CSC) from bacteria to plants. The CSC is involved in biosynthesis of c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897727/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27314060 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8641373 |
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author | Maleki, Samaneh Sadat Mohammadi, Kourosh Ji, Kong-shu |
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description | Cellulose is the most significant structural component of plant cell wall. Cellulose, polysaccharide containing repeated unbranched β (1-4) D-glucose units, is synthesized at the plasma membrane by the cellulose synthase complex (CSC) from bacteria to plants. The CSC is involved in biosynthesis of cellulose microfibrils containing 18 cellulose synthase (CesA) proteins. Macrofibrils can be formed with side by side arrangement of microfibrils. In addition, beside CesA, various proteins like the KORRIGAN, sucrose synthase, cytoskeletal components, and COBRA-like proteins have been involved in cellulose biosynthesis. Understanding the mechanisms of cellulose biosynthesis is of great importance not only for improving wood production in economically important forest trees to mankind but also for plant development. This review article covers the current knowledge about the cellulose biosynthesis-related gene family. |
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spelling | pubmed-48977272016-06-16 Characterization of Cellulose Synthesis in Plant Cells Maleki, Samaneh Sadat Mohammadi, Kourosh Ji, Kong-shu ScientificWorldJournal Review Article Cellulose is the most significant structural component of plant cell wall. Cellulose, polysaccharide containing repeated unbranched β (1-4) D-glucose units, is synthesized at the plasma membrane by the cellulose synthase complex (CSC) from bacteria to plants. The CSC is involved in biosynthesis of cellulose microfibrils containing 18 cellulose synthase (CesA) proteins. Macrofibrils can be formed with side by side arrangement of microfibrils. In addition, beside CesA, various proteins like the KORRIGAN, sucrose synthase, cytoskeletal components, and COBRA-like proteins have been involved in cellulose biosynthesis. Understanding the mechanisms of cellulose biosynthesis is of great importance not only for improving wood production in economically important forest trees to mankind but also for plant development. This review article covers the current knowledge about the cellulose biosynthesis-related gene family. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC4897727/ /pubmed/27314060 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8641373 Text en Copyright © 2016 Samaneh Sadat Maleki et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Maleki, Samaneh Sadat Mohammadi, Kourosh Ji, Kong-shu Characterization of Cellulose Synthesis in Plant Cells |
title | Characterization of Cellulose Synthesis in Plant Cells |
title_full | Characterization of Cellulose Synthesis in Plant Cells |
title_fullStr | Characterization of Cellulose Synthesis in Plant Cells |
title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Cellulose Synthesis in Plant Cells |
title_short | Characterization of Cellulose Synthesis in Plant Cells |
title_sort | characterization of cellulose synthesis in plant cells |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897727/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27314060 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8641373 |
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