A new player in eudicot primary cell walls: β-Galactoglucomannan is similar to xyloglucan
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYu et al. find a hemicellulose that has similar function, structure, and biosynthesis to the well-studied hemicellulose xyloglucan
Authors: Li Yu, Yoshihisa Yoshimi, Paul Dupree. Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK.
Background: Plant primary cell walls need to be rigid enough…