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Molecular insights into the complex mechanics of plant epidermal cell walls

Author(s) -

Yao Zhang,

Jingyi Yu,

Xuan Wang,

Daniel M. Durachko,

Sulin Zhang,

Daniel J. Cosgrove

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.abf2824

Subject(s) - stiffening , extensibility , mechanobiology , stiffness , cellulose , materials science , cell wall , elasticity (physics) , plasticity , cell mechanics , fibril , nanotechnology , biophysics , computer science , chemistry , composite material , cell , biology , cytoskeleton , anatomy , operating system , biochemistry , organic chemistry

Computational analysis of cell walls Layers of intertwined fibers make up plant cell walls. The various types of fibers respond differently to deformation. Cellulose microfibrils, for example, can stretch or curve, changing their end-to-end length, and can also slide past each other, reorient relative directions, and bundle with neighboring microfibrils. Zhanget al. developed a computational model based on observations of onion skin epidermis that describes how these complex changes in space govern cell wall mechanics. The results inform ways to engineer multifunctional fibrous materials.Science , this issue p.706

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