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Cellulose microfibril crystallinity is reduced by mutating C-terminal transmembrane region residues CESA1A903V and CESA3T942I of cellulose synthase.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 13 Mar 2012
Harris Darby M, Corbin Kendall, Wang Tuo, Gutierrez Ryan, Bertolo Ana L, Petti Carloalberto, Smilgies Detlef-M, Estevez José Manuel, Bonetta Dario, Urbanowicz Breeanna R, Ehrhardt David W, Somerville Chris R, Rose Jocelyn K C, Hong Mei, Debolt Seth
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The mechanisms underlying the biosynthesis of cellulose in plants are complex and still poorly understood. A central question concerns the mechanism of microfibril structure and how this is linked to the catalytic polymerization action of cellulose synthase (CESA). Furthermore, it remains unclear whether modification of cellulose microfibril structure can be achieved genetically, which could be transformative in...
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