Abstract
Undoubtedly, the function of the plant cell wall in the control of cell growth far exceeds its mechanical role. The plant’s monitoring of cell wall function and integrity comprises a central checkpoint to integrate cues for survival and division, expansion and differentiation, as well as fluctuations in the biotic and abiotic environment (Somerville et al., Science 306:2206–2211, 2004). With their biochemical nature yet unknown, the identification of molecular constituents of cell wall performance, and integrity control initially depends on a combination of genetic and physiological approaches.
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We gratefully acknowledge the provision of immunoprobes from Paul Knox and Michael Hahn and sos5 seeds from Jian-Zhang Zhu. We thank Markus Blaukopf for assisting with the preparation of β-Yariv reagent. This work was supported by the Austrian Science foundation FWF grant P19788.
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Blaukopf, C., Krol, M.Z., Seifert, G.J. (2011). New Insights into the Control of Cell Growth. In: Popper, Z. (eds) The Plant Cell Wall. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 715. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-008-9_16
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