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AtBGAL10 is the main xyloglucan β-galactosidase in Arabidopsis, and its absence results in unusual xyloglucan subunits and growth defects.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2012
Sampedro Javier, Gianzo Cristina, Iglesias Natalia, Guitián Esteban, Revilla Gloria, Zarra Ignacio
Abstract excerpt
In growing cells, xyloglucan is thought to connect cellulose microfibrils and regulate their separation during wall extension. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), a significant proportion of xyloglucan side chains contain β-galactose linked to α-xylose at O2. In this work, we identified AtBGAL10 (At5g63810) as the gene responsible for the majority of β-galactosidase activity against xyloglucan. Xyloglucan from...
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