ReviewJournal of experimental botany2025
Cell walls: a comparative view of the composition of cell surfaces of plants, algae, and microorganisms.
Review in Journal of experimental botany, 2025. 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 23 papers.
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23 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Maintenance work ahead: cellulose links cell wall construction and sucrose transport.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Article
- Elemental composition, structure and amount of contact between Xanthoria parietina symbionts.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Review of Antimicrobial Properties of Carbon Nanomaterials.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- From Waste to Defense: Agro-Industrial Byproducts as Sources of Biopesticides and Bioelicitors for Crop Protection.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2026Review
- Examining Short Temporal Changes in Intertidal Macroalgal Microbiomes at 'Ewa Beach, O'Ahu, Hawai'i: Some Hosts Varied While Others Remained Stable.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Article
- Seeds and nanomaterials: seed-assisted synthesis, nanotoxicity, and seed-associated nanotechnology innovations.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Review
- In vitro adsorption of Fumonisin BMycotoxin research · 2026Article
- Unraveling filamentous algae as a renewable bioresource for advanced moisture-absorbent innovative aquatic fibers.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2026Article
- Cell Wall Dynamics in Haustorial Development ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Plant cell walls as a key driver of plant-pathogen coevolution.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2026Review
- Antibacterial Activity of Zanthoxylum chalybeum, Aloe deserti, and Zanthoxylum usambarense.BioMed research international · 2026Article
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- Zymoseptoria tritici stealth infection is facilitated by stage-specific downregulation of a β-glucanase.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- The role of plant cell walls in pest resistance: current insights and future perspectives.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Review
- Seaweed Proteins: Properties, Extraction, Challenges, and Prospects.Journal of food science · 2025Review
- The phenomenon of anhydrobiosis-structural and functional changes in yeast cells.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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5 authors.
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Abstract
While evolutionary studies indicate that the most ancient groups of organisms on Earth likely descended from a common wall-less ancestor, contemporary organisms lacking a carbohydrate-rich cell surface are exceedingly rare. By developing a cell wall to cover the plasma membrane, cells were able to withstand higher osmotic pressures, colonize new habitats, and develop complex multicellular structures. Thus, the cells of plants, algae, and microorganisms are covered by a cell wall, which can generally be defined as a highly complex structure whose main framework is usually composed of carbohydrates. Rather than static structures, they are highly dynamic and serve a multitude of functions that modulate vital cellular processes, such as growth and interactions with neighbouring cells or the surrounding environment. Thus, despite its vital importance for many groups of life, it is striking that there are few comprehensive studies comparing the cell wall composition of these groups. Thus, the aim of this review was to compare the cell walls of plants with those of algae and microorganisms, paying particular attention to their polysaccharide components. It should be highlighted that, despite the important differences in composition, we have also found numerous common aspects and functionalities.
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