Projects per year
Abstract
Cellulose is an essential morphogenic polysaccharide that is central to the stability of plant cell walls and provides an important raw material for a range of plant-based fiber and fuel industries. The past decade has seen a substantial rise in the identification of cellulose synthesis-related components and in our understanding of how these components function. Much of this research has been conducted in Arabidopsis thaliana (arabidopsis); however, it has become increasingly evident that many of the components and their functions are conserved. We provide here an overview of cellulose synthesis ‘core’ components. The evolution and coexpression patterns of these components provide important insight into how cellulose synthesis evolved and the potential for the components to work as functional units during cellulose production.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 402-412 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Trends in Plant Science |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2019 |
Keywords
- cell wall
- cellulose
- coexpression
- evolution
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Evolution of the alternation of generations in the land plant life cycle
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
1/01/17 → 28/02/20
Project: Research
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Development and evolution of land plant shoots
Bowman, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
1/01/16 → 30/06/20
Project: Research