Cellulose mlicrofibrils in plants: Biosynthesis, deposition, and integration into the cell wall

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 199, Issue , 2000, Pages 161-199

  Brett, Christopher T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; celA gene; Cell wall; Cellulose; Cellulose synthase; Microfibril

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; SYNTHETASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CELLULOSE SYNTHASE (UDP FORMING); CELLULOSE SYNTHASE (UDP-FORMING); GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PRC1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CELL GROWTH; CELL WALL; FIBER; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MICROFIBRILS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE;

EID: 0033655491     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(00)99004-1     Document Type: Review

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