Cellulose synthesis in higher plants

Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue , 2006, Pages 53-78

  Somerville, Chris ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cellulose synthase; Microtubules; Mutant; Regulation; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CESA PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL TURGOR; CELL WALL; FIBER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GOLGI COMPLEX; HIGHER PLANT; IMAGING; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

CELLULOSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MUTATION; PLANTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33749579598     PISSN: 10810706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.22.022206.160206     Document Type: Review

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