Carbon Supply and the Regulation of Cell Wall Synthesis

• Published in: Molecular plant Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 75 - 94
• Main Authors: Verbančič, Jana, Lunn, John Edward, Stitt, Mark, Persson, Staffan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 08.01.2018
• Subjects: Carbon - metabolism; carbon availability; Cell Wall - metabolism; cell walls; Glucosyltransferases - metabolism; nucleotide sugars; Polymers - metabolism; Polysaccharides - metabolism; sucrose synthase; carbon availability; nucleotide sugars; cell walls; sucrose synthase

All plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall that determines the directionality of cell growth and protects the cell against its environment. Plant cell walls are comprised primarily of polysaccharides and represent the largest sink for photosynthetically fixed carbon, both for individual plants an...