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Cell walls have a new family

Nature Plants volume 4, pages 635–636 (2018)Cite this article

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Cell walls made mainly of polysaccharides are a distinguishing feature of plants. They play key roles in adaptation today and during pivotal evolutionary events, such as colonization of dry land and development of a water-conducting vascular system. A critical enzyme involved in cell wall biosynthesis has now been identified.

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Fig. 1: Rhamnogalacturonan-I is important for the water retention in plants.

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  1. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Peter Ulvskov

  2. Joint Bioenergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Henrik V. Scheller

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Ulvskov, P., Scheller, H.V. Cell walls have a new family. Nature Plants 4, 635–636 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0222-x

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