Made up of tiny threads known as cellulose microfibrils, plant cell walls are important for regulating a plant's growth and protecting them from pests and pathogens. Previously, only one route for ...

Multidisciplinary study reveals a zipper model for pectin cross-linking, challenging the egg-box model and linking molecular interactions to cell wall porosity, with implications for crop ...

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