ReviewThe Plant cell2024
The plant cell wall-dynamic, strong, and adaptable-is a natural shapeshifter.
Review in The Plant cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 82 papers.
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 136 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Pectin under stress: Pectin methylesterases at the core of cell wall remodeling, integrity sensing, and signaling in plants.Plant communications · 2026Review
- Fruit and Vegetable By-Products as Postharvest Tissue Fractions: A Raw-Material Framework for Plant-Based Food Development.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Mechanical constraint causes lower turgor, thicker walls, and faster growth in Arabidopsis root hairs.Plant physiology · 2026Article
- Soybean Hull Fermentation Into Tempe Modifies Dietary Fibre Composition and Improves In Vitro Antidiabetic Properties.Journal of food science · 2026Article
- Beneath the Bark: Molecular Determinants of Adaptation and Infection in Bacterial Pathogens of Woody Hosts.Molecular plant pathology · 2026Review
- Close contact: role of the extracellular matrix in cell adhesion and separation during plant development and reproduction.Plant reproduction · 2026Review
- From Defense Executor to Engineering Target: Harnessing Lignin for Crop Resistance.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Multiomics analyses of mutants for Marchantia polymorpha FERONIA and MARIS reveal a link between cell wall integrity and abscisic acid responses.Plant & cell physiology · 2026Article
- FLIM-based detection of early wound-response signatures suggesting rooting hotspots in Argania spinosa.Tree physiology · 2026Article
- Going out with a bang: CESA7 and microtubules are required for patterning of secondary cell walls in explosive fruit.The Plant cell · 2026Article
- Coordinated Cell-Wall and Starch Maturation Is Associated with Winter-Harvest Quality inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Novel insights into retrogene evolution and cold adaptation in the alpine plant Crucihimalaya himalaica (Brassicaceae).BMC biology · 2026Article
- Plant cell wall remodeling and peptide signaling under abiotic and biotic stress.Plant communications · 2026Review
- Structural insights into glycan recognition by plant immune receptors: a comparative perspective with animal innate immune systems.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2026Review
- A characterization of recombinant Arabidopsis FRIABLE1 (FRB1) reveals robust rhamnogalacturonan-I rhamnosyltransferase activity and critical catalytic residues.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2026Article
- Transcriptome profiling of Rehmannia glutinosa uncovers ABA/GA antagonism mechanisms in tuberous root initiation.Functional & integrative genomics · 2026Article
- Insights into the roles of RALF peptides and CrRLK1L receptors in fruit ripening.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2026Review
22 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Mythology is replete with good and evil shapeshifters, who, by definition, display great adaptability and assume many different forms-with several even turning themselves into trees. Cell walls certainly fit this definition as they can undergo subtle or dramatic changes in structure, assume many shapes, and perform many functions. In this review, we cover the evolution of knowledge of the structures, biosynthesis, and functions of the 5 major cell wall polymer types that range from deceptively simple to fiendishly complex. Along the way, we recognize some of the colorful historical figures who shaped cell wall research over the past 100 years. The shapeshifter analogy emerges more clearly as we examine the evolving proposals for how cell walls are constructed to allow growth while remaining strong, the complex signaling involved in maintaining cell wall integrity and defense against disease, and the ways cell walls adapt as they progress from birth, through growth to maturation, and in the end, often function long after cell death. We predict the next century of progress will include deciphering cell type-specific wall polymers; regulation at all levels of polymer production, crosslinks, and architecture; and how walls respond to developmental and environmental signals to drive plant success in diverse environments.
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