Toward a Systems Approach to Understanding Plant Cell Walls

Chris Somerville(Carnegie Institution for Science), Štefan Bauer(Carnegie Institution for Science), Ginger Brininstool(Carnegie Institution for Science), Michelle Facette(Carnegie Institution for Science), Thorsten Hamann(Carnegie Institution for Science), Jennifer L. Milne(Carnegie Institution for Science), Erin Osborne Nishimura(Carnegie Institution for Science), Alexander R. Paredez(Carnegie Institution for Science), Staffan Persson(Carnegie Institution for Science), Ted Raab(Carnegie Institution for Science), Sonja Vorwerk(Carnegie Institution for Science), Heather Youngs(Carnegie Institution for Science)
Science
December 24, 2004
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Abstract

One of the defining features of plants is a body plan based on the physical properties of cell walls. Structural analyses of the polysaccharide components, combined with high-resolution imaging, have provided the basis for much of the current understanding of cell walls. The application of genetic methods has begun to provide new insights into how walls are made, how they are controlled, and how they function. However, progress in integrating biophysical, developmental, and genetic information into a useful model will require a system-based approach.


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