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posted on 2024-02-29, 04:39 authored by Michael Ogden, Sarah J Whitcomb, Ghazanfar KhanGhazanfar Khan, Ute Roessner, Rainer Hoefgen, Staffan Persson The plant cell wall is a sugar-rich matrix that surrounds every plant cell, providing structural support and acting as a first line of defense against pests and pathogens. As cell walls comprise the bulk of plant biomass, they are a major carbon sink and the source of many essential commodities, such as food, shelter, fuel, and clothing. Therefore, it is no surprise that cell walls are a major research topic, as knowledge gained can be harnessed to engineer plants with improved or tailored cell walls.
Funding
This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (M.O.). S.P. acknowledges the financial aid of Villum Fonden (Villum Investigator, Project ID: 25915), Danmarks Grundforskningsfond (Danish National Research Foundation Chair, DNRF155), Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Laureate, NNF19OC0056076; Novo Nordisk Emerging Investigator, NNF20OC0060564; Novo Nordisk Data Science, NNF0068884), and Lundbeck Foundation (Experiment grant, R346-2020-1546) grants. M.O, S.J.W., and R.H. acknowledge funding from the Max Planck Society and the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme.
History
Publication Date
2024-02-01Journal
Plant PhysiologyVolume
194Issue
2Pagination
6p. (p. 612-617)Publisher
Oxford University PressISSN
0032-0889Rights Statement
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