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A Strategy to Validate the Role of Callose-mediated Plasmodesmal Gating in the Tropic Response
Published on: April 17, 2016
The function and biosynthesis of callose in high plants
Bin Wang1, Mebeaselassie Andargie2,3, Ruiqiu Fang4
1Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310021, China.
Abstract:
The two main glucan polymers cellulose and callose in plant cell wall are synthesized at the plasma membrane by cellulose or callose synthase complexes. Cellulose is the prevalent glucan in cell wall and provides strength to the walls to support directed cell expansion. By contrast, callose is mainly produced in special cell wall and exercises important functions during development and stress responses. However, the structure and precise regulatory mechanism of callose synthase complex is not very clear. This review therefore compares and analyzes the regulation of callose and cellulose synthesis, and further emphasize the future research direction of callose synthesis.
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