Rosalie Cresswell

Sep 20, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Yoshihisa Yoshimi |Li Yu |Rosalie Cresswell |Xinyu Guo

AbstractWidely found in most plant lineages, β-mannans are structurally diverse polysaccharides that can bind to cellulose fibrils to form the complex polysaccharide architecture of the cell wall. Glucomannan backbones acquire variable patterns of galactosyl substitutions, depending on plant developmental stage and species. How the changes in polysaccharide structure influence its cell wall solubility or promote appropriate interaction with cellulose fibrils is poorly understood.