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PECTIN METHYLESTERASE51 Affects Stomatal Dimensions, Rosette Area, and Root Length in

Angelica L Dunham, Chetana Tamadaddi, Rayna Marshall, Charles T Anderson

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Article in Plant direct, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Angelica L DunhamDepartment of Biology The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1408-4982
Chetana TamadaddiDepartment of Biology The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USA.
Rayna MarshallDepartment of Biology The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6961-1278
Charles T AndersonDepartment of Biology The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-3571

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pectins are abundant in the cell walls of eudicot plants and have been implicated in determining the development and biomechanics of stomatal guard cells, which expand and contract dynamically to open and close stomatal pores on the plant surface, modulating photosynthesis and water transport. Pectic homogalacturonan is delivered to the cell wall in a methylesterified form but can be demethylesterified in the wall by pectin methylesterases, increasing both its ability to form crosslinks via calcium and its susceptibility to degradation by endogenous pectinases. Although a few pectin methylesterases have been implicated in stomatal development and function, this large family of proteins has not been fully characterized with respect to how they modulate stomatal guard cells. Here, we characterized the function of PECTIN METHYLESTERASE51 (

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Arabidopsis thalianaguard cell morphogenesispectin methylesterasestomatal functionstomatal guard cells

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PMID40225718
PMCPMC11994264

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