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ReviewPlant, cell & environment2025

Crucial Roles of Brassinosteroids in Cell Wall Composition and Structure Across Species: New Insights and Biotechnological Applications.

Francisco Percio, Lourdes Rubio, Vitor Amorim-Silva, Miguel A Botella

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Review in Plant, cell & environment, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The Phylogeny of Brassicaceae YABBYs and theInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Exploring differential gene correlations inBiotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026
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  8. Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Francisco PercioÁrea de Mejora y Fisiología de Plantas, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-1639
Lourdes RubioDepartamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7747-2722
Vitor Amorim-SilvaÁrea de Mejora y Fisiología de Plantas, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-7205
Miguel A BotellaÁrea de Mejora y Fisiología de Plantas, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8867-1831

Funding

M.A.B and L.R. were funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (grant no. PID2020-114419RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) and (grant no. PID2023-147983OB-I00) and by the Junta de Andalucia (PAIDI 2020-PY20_00084). F.P. was funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (FPU19/02219). V.A.-S. was founded by a grant ("Programa Emergia 2023", DGP_EMEC_2023_00375) by "Consejería de Universidad, Investigación e Innovación de la Junta de Andalucía" and by the European Union: European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga/CBUA.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brassinosteroids (BR) are steroidal phytohormones essential for plant growth, development, and stress resistance. They fulfil this role partially by modulating cell wall structure and composition through the control of gene expression involved in primary and secondary cell wall biosynthesis and metabolism. This affects the deposition of cellulose, lignin, and other components, and modifies the inner architecture of the wall, allowing it to adapt to the developmental status and environmental conditions. This review focuses on the effects that BR exerts on the main components of the cell wall, cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin and lignin, in multiple and relevant plant species. We summarize the outcomes that result from modifying cell wall components by altering BR gene expression, applying exogenous BR and utilizing natural variability in BR content and describing new roles of BR in cell wall structure. Additionally, we discuss the potential use of BR to address pressing needs, such as increasing crop yield and quality, enhancing stress resistance and improving wood production through cell wall modulation.

Indexed as

BiotechnologyBrassinosteroidsCell WallPlant Growth RegulatorsPlantsCelluloseGene Expression Regulation, PlantLigninPectinsPolysaccharidesBrassinosteroidsCelluloseLigninPectinsPlant Growth RegulatorsPolysaccharidesbrassinosteroidcell walldevelopmenthormonessalinitystress

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PMID39491539
PMCPMC11788965

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