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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Do plant cell walls have a code?

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Author(s):
Tavares, Eveline Q. P. [1] ; Buckeridge, Marcos S. [1]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Bot, Inst Biosci, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Review article
Source: Plant Science; v. 241, p. 286-294, DEC 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 9
Abstract

A code is a set of rules that establish correspondence between two worlds, signs (consisting of encrypted information) and meaning (of the decrypted message). A third element, the adaptor, connects both worlds, assigning meaning to a code. We propose that a Glycomic Code exists in plant cell walls where signs are represented by monosaccharides and phenylpropanoids and meaning is cell wall architecture with its highly complex association of polymers. Cell wall biosynthetic mechanisms, structure, architecture and properties are addressed according to Code Biology perspective, focusing on how they oppose to cell wall deconstruction. Cell wall hydrolysis is mainly focused as a mechanism of decryption of the Glycomic Code. Evidence for encoded information in cell wall polymers fine structure is highlighted and the implications of the existence of the Glycomic Code are discussed. Aspects related to fine structure are responsible for polysaccharide packing and polymer-polymer interactions, affecting the final cell wall architecture. The question whether polymers assembly within a wall display similar properties as other biological macromolecules (i.e. proteins, DNA, histones) is addressed, i.e. do they display a code? (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/13479-8 - Using systems biology approach to develop a model for whole plant functioning
Grantee:Eveline Queiroz de Pinho Tavares
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 11/52065-3 - Using systems biology approach to develop a model for whole plant functioning
Grantee:Marcos Silveira Buckeridge
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Partnership for Technological Innovation - PITE