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Lack of α-xylosidase activity in Arabidopsis alters xyloglucan composition and results in growth defects.
Plant physiology - 1 Nov 2010
Sampedro Javier, Pardo Brenda, Gianzo Cristina, Guitián Esteban, Revilla Gloria, Zarra Ignacio
Abstract excerpt
Xyloglucan is the main hemicellulose in the primary cell walls of most seed plants and is thought to play a role in regulating the separation of cellulose microfibrils during growth. Xylose side chains block the degradation of the backbone, and α-xylosidase activity is necessary to remove them. T...
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