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ArticleNature communications2025

Emergence of lignin-carbohydrate interactions during plant stem maturation visualized by solid-state NMR.

Peng Xiao, Sarah A Pfaff, Wancheng Zhao, Debkumar Debnath, Cameron S Vojvodin, Chang-Jun Liu, Daniel J Cosgrove, Tuo Wang

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Peng Xiao *Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6430-0278
Sarah A Pfaff *Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Wancheng ZhaoDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Debkumar DebnathDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Cameron S VojvodinDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Chang-Jun LiuBiology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6189-8756
Daniel J CosgroveDepartment of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. dcosgrove@psu.edu.
Tuo WangDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. wangtuo1@msu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1801-924X

Funding

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-SC0001090U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-SC0023702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignification waterproofs and strengthens secondary plant cell walls but increases the energy cost of sugar release for biofuels. The physical association between lignin and the carbohydrate scaffold that accommodates lignin polymerization, along with the distinct roles of lignin units and carbohydrate partners during lignification, remain unclear. Here, we map lignin-carbohydrate spatial proximity by solid-state NMR in

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ArabidopsisCarbohydrate MetabolismCarbohydratesLigninPlant StemsArabidopsis ProteinsCell WallMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMutationPectinsXylansArabidopsis ProteinsCarbohydratesLigninPectinsXylans

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PMID40866439
PMCPMC12391417

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