Xyloglucan remodelling enzymes and the mechanics of plant seed and fruit biology

J Exp Bot. 2022 Mar 2;73(5):1253-1257. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac020.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Di Marzo M, Ebeling Viana V, Banfi C, Cassina V, Corti R, Herrera-Ubaldo H, Babolin N, Guazzotti A, Kiegle E, Gregis V, de Folter S, Sampedro J, Mantegazza F, Colombo L, Ezquer I. 2022. Cell wall modifications by α-XYLOSIDASE1 are required for the control of seed and fruit size. Journal of Experimental Botany 73, 1499–1515.

Keywords: Biomechanics; cell wall remodelling; climate change; diaspore heteromorphism; dispersal; dormancy; fruit and seed traits; hemicellulose.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Biology
  • Fruit*
  • Germination
  • Glucans
  • Seeds*
  • Xylans

Substances

  • Glucans
  • Xylans
  • xyloglucan