Watching Cellulose Build Itself The microscope-generated video images show protoplasts – cells with their walls removed – of cabbage’s cousin, the flowering plant Arabidopsis, chaotically sprouting ...

This fundamental discovery changes the way scientists think about how plant cell walls are made and opens a new door to converting plants to biofuels and other carbon-based products.

The research is also expected to contribute to the fundamental knowledge while providing a new understanding of the formation of cell walls, the scientists said.

Stem Cell-Like Approach To Reprogramming Plant Cells Provides New Insights Into Cell Wall Formation Researchers developed a method to turn stripped-down plant cells into xylem tracheary elements.

A Penn State study presents a method using protoplasts to observe the differentiation of plant cells into xylem tracheary elements. This approach enhances understanding of banding patterns in cell ...

Stem cell-like approach in plants sheds light on specialized cell wall formation New method reprograms isolated plant cells to form other cell types Peer-Reviewed Publication Penn State ...

Stem cell-like approach in plants sheds light on specialized cell wall formation New method reprograms isolated plant cells to form other cell types Date: October 31, 2024 Source: Penn State ...

Xylem tracheary elements (XTEs) are a type of cell that allow water to move from a plant’s roots to its leaves and have remarkably thick cell walls. Unlike in other cells, Pfaff said, polymers like ...

Abstract Introduction: Cardiomyocytes are surrounded by extracellular matrix (ECM) and interact with ECM via integrins. However, the mechanisms through which these cells organize themselves to ...

We identified two proteins that influence formation of both glycogen and the cell wall: glycogenin (Glg1), which initiates glycogen synthesis, and a protein that we call Glucan organizing enzyme 1 ...

Bacterium Staphylococcus aureus under the microscope: Red fluorescent cell division protein FtsZ assembles so-called Z-ring in the center of the cell. Credit: University of Bonn/ Dominik Brajtenbach ...

Blocked cell wall formation stops bacterial cell division Researchers from Bonn clarify inhibitory effect mechanism of antibiotics on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus Peer-Reviewed Publication ...