Cellulose microfibril structure: inspirations from plant diversity

3rd International Conference on Biological Sciences and Biotechnology

Roberts, A.W.^1

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 120 Flagg Road, Kingston

RI

02881, United States^1

关键词: Catalytic subunits;    Cellulose microfibrils;    Cellulose synthase;    Cellulose synthesis;    Diverse organisms;    Evolutionary approach;    Microfibril structure;    Plant diversity;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/130/1/012001/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/130/1/012001

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Cellulose microfibrils are synthesized at the plasma membrane by cellulose synthase catalytic subunits that associate to form cellulose synthesis complexes. Variation in the organization of these complexes underlies the variation in cellulose microfibril structure among diverse organisms. However, little is known about how the catalytic subunits interact to form complexes with different morphologies. We are using an evolutionary approach to investigate the roles of different catalytic subunit isoforms in organisms that have rosette-type cellulose synthesis complexes.